GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Nick Bazzle
League: 3A West Conference 51 (moving from 2A South Fork)
Playoff Division: 3A West
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Travali Price 6'4" 265 Senior Edge
Jayden Tate 5'11" 265 Senior LS
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Roster Size
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size, Speed
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 9
2020 National Rank: #3955
2020 State Rank: #125
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: -7.9
2021 National Rank: #4796
2021 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8709
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 85-123 [84-124 on the field] (47-68 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2020 Points For Average: 27.6
2020 Points Against Average: 20.6
2020 Differential: +7
2020 Wins: #4117 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (10-6), #6911 Bandys (Catawba) (40-19), #7699 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (34-0), #9013 Lincolnton (42-12)
2020 Losses: #2578 Maiden (40-21), #3614 East Lincoln (Denver) (40-30), #5888 Newton-Conover (Newton) (27-16)
2020 Opponents W-L: 21-26
Recent League Championships: 2019 (2A South Fork)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2
Streak List: 4/2/21 Lincolnton (42-12), 4/9/21 Bandys (Catawba) (40-19)
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 8/27 at Lincolnton, 9/3 at Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/17 at Statesville, 9/24 at Hickory, 10/1 at North Iredell (Olin), 10/8 at St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/15 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/22 at West Iredell (Statesville), 10/29 at East Lincoln (Denver)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: East Lincoln (Denver) (3.5), Statesville (1.9), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-56.6), West Iredell (Statesville) (-49.3), Lincolnton (-42)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #292
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9571
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%