I believe McDowell can possibly beat Avery and North Buncombe and probably give Enka a good game. They should have won their first game and blew it l.
As far as Mitchell compared to last year the only weakness I see is the line don't believe is as deep and the kicking game and that seems more of an issue with the snap but it's not like Mitchell kicks a low of field goals any even last year with one of the best in the state.
But the RBs are really good and I think this is a good QB maybe a little more accurate passer. The D looks really good while again the weakness is the line for the same reason but the linebackers are real good and I think the secondary is better than last year or the last couple years.
I might be wrong and they'll blow up but right now I believe they'll just get better as the season goes. The next couple weeks will tell more.