Lee County (Sanford, NC) previews home GENERAL Coach: Steve Burdeau League: 3A/4A East Conference 24 (moving from 3A Tri-County 6) Playoff Division: 3A East Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2020 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyric McKendall 6'0" 215 Senior ATH T.J. Johnson 6'1" 215 Senior LB/RB Kenyon Palmer 6'0" 185 Senior DB/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 27.6 2020 National Rank: #1419 2020 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2021 National Rank: #1264 2021 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 20.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2870 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6 Dynasty Record: 144-78 (70-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 8-1 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2020 Points For Average: 41.6 2020 Points Against Average: 15.6 2020 Differential: +26 2020 Wins: #1723 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (34-26), #3999 Overhills (Spring Lake) (30-27), #5816 Triton (Erwin) (52-7), #6371 Union Pines (Cameron) (56-14), #7064 South Granville (Creedmoor) (27-6), #8286 Harnett Central (Angier) (38-0), #11065 Southern Lee (Sanford) (67-16), #11440 Western Harnett (Lillington) (54-6) 2020 Losses: #354 Cleveland (Clayton) (38-16) 2020 Opponents W-L: 36-32 Recent League Championships: 2020 (3A Tri-County 6), 2019 (3A Tri-County 6), 2018 (3A Tri-County), 2017 (3A Tri-County), 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A Cape Fear Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/21 Northwood (Pittsboro), 8/27 vs Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville), 9/3 at South Granville (Creedmoor), 9/10 at Fuquay-Varina, 9/17 Union Pines (Cameron), 9/24 at Hoke County (Raeford), 10/8 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 10/16 at Richmond (Rockingham), 10/22 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 10/29 at Southern Lee (Sanford) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (Rockingham) (39.2), Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville) (30.9), Scotland (Laurinburg) (5.6) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Lee (Sanford) (-31.7), Fuquay-Varina (-20.1), Northwood (Pittsboro) (-11.9) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (8.3 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2461 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |