| East Lincoln (Denver, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Orange/Green Coach: David Lubowicz League: 3A West Conference 51 (moving from 2A South Fork) Playoff Division: 3A West Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2020 JV Record: 0-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Cutter 6'1.5" 210 Junior ILB/RB 4.8 Tyler Mizzell 6'1" 165 Junior QB 4.9 Jeremiah Jones 6'2" 170 Senior DB/WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 11.6 2020 National Rank: #3497 2020 State Rank: #114 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2021 National Rank: #2872 2021 State Rank: #58 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 19.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3248 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.7 Dynasty Record: 164-73 [168-69 on the field] (85-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 5-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2020 Points For Average: 31.7 2020 Points Against Average: 22.4 2020 Differential: +9.3 2020 Wins: #4086 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (40-30), #5888 Newton-Conover (Newton) (30-7), #6911 Bandys (Catawba) (24-20), #8024 Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly) (28-27), #9013 Lincolnton (41-0) 2020 Losses: #2578 Maiden (46-38), #4117 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (27-21) 2020 Opponents W-L: 21-26 Recent State Championships: 2014 (2AA), 2012 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2015 (2A Southern District 7), 2014 (2A Southern District 7), 2013 (2A Conference 3), 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1 Streak List: 4/9/21 Newton-Conover (Newton) (30-7) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 Hibriten (Lenoir), 9/3 Lincolnton, 9/17 at Hickory, 9/24 at Statesville, 10/1 at West Iredell (Statesville), 10/8 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/15 at St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/22 North Iredell (Olin), 10/29 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Statesville (1.9), Hibriten (Lenoir) (-1.2), North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-7.9) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-56.6), West Iredell (Statesville) (-49.3), Lincolnton (-42) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.9 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.4 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9808 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2021 Projected League Finish: 1st 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33% |