Cleveland (Clayton, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Carolina Blue/Navy/White Coach: Scott Riley League: 4A East Conference 26 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2021 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jashawn Middleton 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.4 Josiah Peters 5'10" 155 Junior CB 4.35 Kedar Mangum 6'2" 285 Junior T 5.3 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Omarion Hampton 6'0" 215 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Speed RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 37.4 2021 National Rank: #615 2021 State Rank: #9 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: 20.6 2022 National Rank: #872 2022 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 27.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1676 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.6 Dynasty Record: 114-33 (54-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 11-1 2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2021 Points For Average: 52.7 2021 Points Against Average: 11.8 2021 Differential: +40.9 2021 Wins: #2211 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (55-14), #3564 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (62-20), #3629 Fuquay-Varina (49-6), #4136 Garner (50-21), #4156 Clayton (55-6), #6147 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (50-7), #6466 Cary (52-0), #6617 South Garner (Garner) (58-18), #7340 Chapel Hill (56-14), #8043 South Central (Winterville) (69-6), #9584 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (55-0) 2021 Losses: #161 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (29-21) 2021 Opponents W-L: 70-61 Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020 (3A Greater Neuse), 2019 (3A Greater Neuse), 2018 (3A Greater Neuse), 2016 (3A Two Rivers), 2015 (3A Two Rivers), 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A Two Rivers), 2013 (3A Conference 13) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 Cary, 8/26 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 9/2 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 9/16 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 9/23 South Garner (Garner), 9/29 vs Fuquay-Varina, 10/7 at Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina), 10/14 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 10/21 Garner, 10/28 Clayton Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (13), Fuquay-Varina (-4.4), Garner (-8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina) (-55.9), Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-47.7), Cary (-34) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (7.8 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.5 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.9 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6310 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71% |