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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Green/Yellow
Coach: Larry Boone
League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jhalen Adams Senior RB/LB
Zack Cole Senior TE/LB
Trey Garrett Junior WR/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Coleman 6'3" 240 Senior DE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -22
2010 National Rank: #12599
2010 State Rank: #359
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: -24.4
2011 National Rank: #12874
2011 State Rank: #361
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8725
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 23-38 (12-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-11
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 14.1
2010 Points Against Average: 41.8
2010 Differential: -27.7
2010 Wins: #14213 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (36-21)
2010 Losses: #1074 Sun Valley (Monroe) (41-0), #1072 Lincolnton (42-14), #4672 East Rutherford (Forest City) (55-0), #4744 Avery County (Newland) (42-20), #5306 East Lincoln (Denver) (41-6), #7399 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (48-6), #7535 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (32-13), #7743 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (49-24), #8819 Cherryville (49-0), #9235 Chase (Forest City) (42-12), #10971 North Lincoln (Denver) (39-38)
2010 Opponents W-L: 75-71
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/3 Chase (Forest City), 9/9 at Forestview (Gastonia), 9/16 East Lincoln (Denver), 9/23 at Cherryville, 9/30 vs Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/7 at Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/14 Lincolnton, 10/21 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/28 at North Lincoln (Denver)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (38.5), Forestview (Gastonia) (12), East Lincoln (Denver) (6.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-40.5), Highland Tech (Gastonia) (-39.3), North Lincoln (Denver) (-12.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (5.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #295
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9843
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) [projection: 35-10 loss]