| Polk County (Columbus, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Blue/Platinum Coach: Bruce Ollis League: 1A/2A Western Highlands Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bryson Seay 5'10" 210 Senior ILB 4.7 Logan Conner 6'2" 250 Senior G/DT 5.4 Lukas Tipton 195 Senior ILB 5.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Strength, Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth, New QB, Kicking Game Needs Improvement RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -5.2 2018 National Rank: #7665 2018 State Rank: #245 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -19 2019 National Rank: #7158 2019 State Rank: #235 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5926 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.6 Dynasty Record: 139-66 (70-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 5-9 2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2018 Points For Average: 22.3 2018 Points Against Average: 32.6 2018 Differential: -10.3 2018 Wins: #6401 North Rowan (Spencer) (13-7), #8511 East Wilkes (Ronda) (33-16), #8971 Chase (Forest City) (31-28), #11415 Avery County (Newland) (59-27), #11435 Madison (Marshall) (48-23) 2018 Losses: #1885 National Christian Academy (Fort Washington, MD) (40-8), #1941 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (51-15), #2470 Pisgah (Canton) (54-6), #3008 East Rutherford (Forest City) (54-21), #3226 Mitchell (Bakersville) (62-13), #6704 Starmount (Boonville) (21-7), #7253 Owen [Charles D.] (Black Mountain) (40-33), #7510 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (20-13), #9580 R-S Central (Rutherfordton) (13-12) 2018 Opponents W-L: 89-77 Recent League Championships: 2013 (2A/1A Conference 4), 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Western Highlands), 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Western Highlands), 2007 (Western Highlands), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Highlands) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 vs Cherokee, 8/30 at North Gaston (Dallas), 9/6 R-S Central (Rutherfordton), 9/20 East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 9/27 Hendersonville, 10/4 at East Rutherford (Forest City), 10/11 Madison (Marshall), 10/18 at Owen [Charles D.] (Black Mountain), 10/25 at Avery County (Newland), 11/1 Mitchell (Bakersville) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (Bakersville) (7.6), Hendersonville (2.1), East Rutherford (Forest City) (-7.5) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (Marshall) (-45.6), Avery County (Newland) (-34.5), North Gaston (Dallas) (-30.2) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (-0.2 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6736 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |