| Kinston (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Ryan Gieselman League: 2A East Conference 6 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2021 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Antwan Giggets Senior RB/ILB Messiah Semndaia Senior QB/FS Emari Keller Senior ILB/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Quality Players At All Positions Team Weaknesses: New Players In Key Roles RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 2.1 2021 National Rank: #5141 2021 State Rank: #133 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -7.7 2022 National Rank: #4258 2022 State Rank: #111 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 12.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4859 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.3 Dynasty Record: 151-86 (73-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 8-4 2021 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2021 Points For Average: 35.4 2021 Points Against Average: 23.8 2021 Differential: +11.6 2021 Wins: #7497 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (27-21), #8043 South Central (Winterville) (43-29), #8121 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (28-21), #9042 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (31-14), #9413 Greene Central (Snow Hill) (27-0), #10170 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (40-6), #10756 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (55-12), #12069 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (34-0) 2021 Losses: #1298 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (62-35), #2125 Princeton (41-31), #2551 East Duplin (Beulaville) (31-27), #5796 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (48-47) 2021 Opponents W-L: 69-60 Recent League Championships: 2018 (2A Eastern Carolina), 2015 (2A Eastern Carolina), 2011 (2A Eastern Plains), 2008 (Eastern Carolina) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at South Central (Winterville), 8/26 Greene Central (Snow Hill), 9/2 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden), 9/9 Pamlico County (Bayboro), 9/16 South Lenoir (Deep Run), 9/23 at East Duplin (Beulaville), 9/28 vs Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 10/7 Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 10/14 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 10/28 North Lenoir (LaGrange) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (18.8), East Duplin (Beulaville) (5.6), Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (-18.1) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Pamlico County (Bayboro) (-47.2), Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (-40.3), South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-38.9) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (-5.2 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #221 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7758 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |