Oak Grove (Winston-Salem, NC)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Mark Holcomb League: 3A West Conference 47 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2021 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Creech 5'11" 165 Junior QB 4.65 Kaden Hart 5'11" 225 Sophomore RB/LB 4.59 Blake Shinault 6'1" 225 Senior DL 4.83 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 13 Returning Starters, K/P Team Weaknesses: DL Depth, Unproven OL RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 5 2021 National Rank: #4591 2021 State Rank: #115 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -2.1 2022 National Rank: #3355 2022 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7506 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 28-14 (21-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 7-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2021 Points For Average: 31.1 2021 Points Against Average: 17.7 2021 Differential: +13.4 2021 Wins: #4131 Ledford (Thomasville) (36-29), #5596 Central Davidson (Lexington) (35-28), #5603 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (26-14), #8198 West Stanly (Oakboro) (27-0), #9751 Montgomery Central (Troy) (44-0), #10382 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (35-6), #10769 Asheboro (50-14) 2021 Losses: #1617 West Forsyth (Clemmons) (37-20), #3700 North Davidson (Lexington) (27-24), #4623 East Lincoln (Denver) (22-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 45-58 Recent League Championships: 2019 (2A Central Carolina) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Southwest Guilford (High Point), 8/26 at West Forsyth (Clemmons), 9/2 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown), 9/9 Lexington, 9/16 West Stanly (Oakboro), 9/29 vs Asheboro, 10/7 at North Davidson (Lexington), 10/14 at Ledford (Thomasville), 10/21 at Montgomery Central (Troy), 10/28 at Central Davidson (Lexington) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: West Forsyth (Clemmons) (9), Ledford (Thomasville) (0.1), Central Davidson (Lexington) (-7.9) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington (-54.9), Asheboro (-51.4), Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (-38.6) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (-2.7 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #219 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7699 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%