South Rowan (China Grove, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Red/Black Coach: Chris Walsh League: 3A South Piedmont (moving from 3A West Conference 48) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #103 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2022 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Furr 6'5" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.79 Landon Richards 5'8" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.68 Jamie Klassette 6'0" 230 Senior C/DT 5.15 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Players To Graduation, Youth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -30.5 2022 National Rank: #11346 2022 State Rank: #351 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -49.9 2023 National Rank: #11029 2023 State Rank: #342 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -25.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11349 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.8 Dynasty Record: 9-40 (7-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 1-9 2022 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (8th) 2022 Points For Average: 11.5 2022 Points Against Average: 43.4 2022 Differential: -31.9 2022 Wins: #11633 Parkland (Winston-Salem) (9-6) 2022 Losses: #2651 Salisbury (41-0), #3462 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (67-6), #3504 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (47-20), #3816 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (48-0), #6550 North Rowan (Spencer) (57-0), #7948 Concord (54-19), #7951 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (35-21), #8841 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (42-20), #10654 East Rowan (Salisbury) (37-20) 2022 Opponents W-L: 58-53 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Union Academy (Monroe), 8/25 South Stanly (Norwood), 9/8 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/15 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/22 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla), 9/29 Central Cabarrus (Concord), 10/6 Concord, 10/13 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 10/20 East Rowan (Salisbury), 10/27 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (-6.5), Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-6.9), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (-9.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: South Stanly (Norwood) (-68.7), Union Academy (Monroe) (-55.1), East Rowan (Salisbury) (-47.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8291 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 6th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%