| St. Stephens (Hickory, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Red/Gray Coach: Kyle Lowman League: 3A Western Foothills (moving from 3A West Conference 51) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #68 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2022 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brycen Gaither 5'9" 180 Junior RB/DB 4.6 Ty McLauchlin 5'10" 220 Senior RB/DE 4.9 Kristian Williams 6'1" 340 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Roster Size, 2 Returning Starting RBs, OL Size Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -4.4 2022 National Rank: #6637 2022 State Rank: #190 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -29.7 2023 National Rank: #7656 2023 State Rank: #228 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8385 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3 Dynasty Record: 17-32 (11-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-7 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2022 Points For Average: 22.6 2022 Points Against Average: 29.1 2022 Differential: -6.5 2022 Wins: #7480 Bandys (Catawba) (26-13), #9616 North Iredell (Olin) (21-7), #10576 West Iredell (Statesville) (49-20), #11667 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (50-21) 2022 Losses: #476 East Lincoln (Denver) (55-3), #882 Kings Mountain (42-6), #2057 Maiden (29-19), #3264 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (33-12), #4623 Statesville (30-14), #4923 Hickory (42-28), #6273 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (28-21) 2022 Opponents W-L: 77-52 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Bandys (Catawba), 8/25 Bunker Hill (Claremont), 9/8 Maiden, 9/15 West Iredell (Statesville), 9/22 North Iredell (Olin), 9/29 Hickory, 10/6 North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/13 at East Lincoln (Denver), 10/20 Statesville, 10/27 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: East Lincoln (Denver) (13.7), Bunker Hill (Claremont) (-3.4), Maiden (-4.5) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-46.7), North Iredell (Olin) (-43.7), West Iredell (Statesville) (-41) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (5.4 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5723 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2023 Projected League Finish: 7th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |