GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Rickie Clark
League: 3A/4A West Conference 60 (moving from 4A I-Meck)
Playoff Division: 4A West
Playoff Division Rank: #2
D1 PROSPECTS
James Pearce 6'5" 220 Senior Edge
Jalen Swindell 6'3" 290 Senior DL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Power Echols 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Jonathan Cannon 6'4" 240 Senior Edge
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 58.1
2020 National Rank: #71
2020 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 39.6
2021 National Rank: #205
2021 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 35.7
Dynasty National Rank: #740
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 148-87 [149-86 on the field] (79-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 39.8
2020 Points Against Average: 11.4
2020 Differential: +28.4
2020 Wins: #231 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (24-10), #445 Myers Park (Charlotte) (42-7), #514 Rolesville (35-14), #592 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (35-16), #705 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (44-28), #900 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (27-7), #2800 Mooresville (42-14), #3735 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (54-0), #4238 Hopewell (Huntersville) (71-0), #4501 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (42-0)
2020 Losses: #231 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (29-22)
2020 Opponents W-L: 54-33
Recent State Championships: 2020 (4AA), 2019 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 4A MeCKa), 2005 (ME-CA 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 8/28 vs Highland Springs (VA), 9/3 Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville), 9/10 at Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg), 9/17 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/24 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/8 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/15 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 10/22 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/29 Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (36.5), Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville) (30.9), Highland Springs (VA) (30.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-34.2), Hopewell (Huntersville) (-17), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (-15.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3 (34.1 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #958
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%
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