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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Jeff Smouse
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Estes 6'4" 215 Senior WR 4.70
AJ Stewart 5'8" 160 Senior WR 4.50
Steve Parrish 5'8" 155 Junior WR/DB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Snotherly 6'3" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR, DB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth On Lines, Size

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2010 National Rank: #3218
2010 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 12.8
2011 National Rank: #4384
2011 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3572
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 38-23 (23-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 29
2010 Points Against Average: 25.1
2010 Differential: +3.9
2010 Wins: #5147 Apex (56-39), #6018 Holly Springs (35-31), #7161 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (41-13), #7818 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (19-6), #8336 Green Hope (Cary) (41-6)
2010 Losses: #496 Panther Creek (Cary) (33-30), #574 Fuquay-Varina (50-21), #987 Cary (26-20), #1235 Middle Creek (Apex) (28-16), #1509 Lee County (Sanford) (21-19), #2611 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (23-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-71
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Tri-Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 8/26 at Garner, 9/2 at Panther Creek (Cary), 9/9 Green Hope (Cary), 9/16 vs Lumberton, 9/23 at Holly Springs, 9/30 Apex, 10/7 at Fuquay-Varina, 10/14 Middle Creek (Apex), 10/21 at Lee County (Sanford), 10/28 Cary
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cary (41), Fuquay-Varina (41), Panther Creek (Cary) (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.4), Holly Springs (7.2), Apex (7.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1117
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) [projection: 28-27 win]