West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Sam Greiner
League: 3A/4A Queen City (moving from 3A/4A West Conference 60)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

D1 PROSPECT
Jaden Smith 6'3" 200 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Daylan Smothers 5'11" 180 Senior RB
Darion Rivers 6'6" 255 Senior OT

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2022 National Rank: #2230
2022 State Rank: #50
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 4.1
2023 National Rank: #2102
2023 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 16.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2552
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 28-28 (12-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 23
2022 Points Against Average: 20.5
2022 Differential: +2.5
2022 Wins: #3796 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (22-15), #4150 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (7-0), #5763 Hopewell (Huntersville) (40-34), #5836 Hibriten (Lenoir) (56-7), #5993 Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont) (40-13), #7892 Harding University (Charlotte) (40-6), #10449 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (48-8)
2022 Losses: #268 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (41-0), #524 Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte) (30-14), #596 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (35-6), #608 Independence (Charlotte) (28-7), #734 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (27-0), #882 Kings Mountain (22-19)
2022 Opponents W-L: 86-66
Recent League Championships: 2008 (MECA), 2007 (MECA-6)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/19 at Palisades (Charlotte), 8/25 at Monroe, 9/1 at Independence (Charlotte), 9/14 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/22 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/29 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/6 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/13 at Harding University (Charlotte), 10/20 at Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte), 10/27 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (42.1), Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte) (27.1), Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Palisades (Charlotte) (-39.3), Harding University (Charlotte) (-37.9), Hopewell (Huntersville) (-21.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (14.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1262
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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