| Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Burgundy/Black/Silver Coach: Marc Morris League: AAAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAAA Region 5) Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2023 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Charles McCray 5'10" 165 Senior DB/ATH 4.5 Joe Ober 5'10" 205 Senior TE 4.8 Christian Huynh 6'3" 275 Senior OL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strength, OL Experience, 25 Seniors Team Weaknesses: Leadership RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2023 National Rank: #1653 2023 State Rank: #32 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2024 National Rank: #2045 2024 State Rank: #45 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 27.7 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1116 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 40-18 (18-5 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3242 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 112-121 [111-122 on the field] (45-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 9-4 2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 31.8 2023 Points Against Average: 20.6 2023 Differential: +11.2 2023 Wins: #1123 Sumter (17-14), #2384 Stratford (Goose Creek) (38-21), #3366 West Ashley (Charleston) (28-21), #5681 St. James (Murrells Inlet) (35-14), #5681 St. James (Murrells Inlet) (42-14), #5820 Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (31-0), #6442 North Myrtle Beach (Little River) (28-7), #7953 Conway (49-17), #9777 West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC) (49-20) 2023 Losses: #306 South Florence (Florence) (30-22), #470 Summerville (63-35), #470 Summerville (33-26), #967 Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant) (14-13) 2023 Opponents W-L: 85-73 Recent League Championships: 2023 (AAAAA Region 5), 2019 Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC), 8/30 at Hartsville, 9/6 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius, NC), 9/13 Irmo (Columbia), 9/20 at Ashley Ridge (Summerville), 10/4 at Socastee (Myrtle Beach), 10/11 at St. James (Murrells Inlet), 10/18 North Myrtle Beach (Little River), 10/25 at Myrtle Beach, 11/1 Conway Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius, NC) (35.4), Irmo (Columbia) (33.4), Hartsville (8.6) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC) (-37.2), Conway (-24.2), Socastee (Myrtle Beach) (-15.9) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2266 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |