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GENERAL
Nickname: Spiders
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Glen Padgett
League: 3A South Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2

TOP PLAYERS
Terrance Knox 6'3" 245 Senior TE 4.65 [North Carolina]
BJ Beecher 6'7" 185 Senior QB
Jerrick Grier 5'10" 165 Junior FS 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Quickness Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Inexperience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2010 National Rank: #2169
2010 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 24.2
2011 National Rank: #2125
2011 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3399
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 37-27 (24-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.9
2010 Points Against Average: 16
2010 Differential: +8.9
2010 Wins: #2919 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (30-21), #3172 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (18-0), #3917 Lexington (15-13), #4613 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (35-7), #5011 Cox Mill (Concord) (31-12), #5111 Mt. Pleasant (41-21), #6488 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (35-14), #8245 East Rowan (Salisbury) (33-6), #9913 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (36-0)
2010 Losses: #217 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (48-28), #1513 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (26-6), #1866 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (28-21), #5011 Cox Mill (Concord) (20-13), #7399 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (8-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 94-80
Recent State Championships: 2006, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2006 (South Piedmont), 2004 (South Piedmont), 2003 (tied for 1st; South Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (24-23), 9/23/11 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 8/26 vs East Rowan (Salisbury), 9/2 vs Monroe, 9/9 vs Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/16 vs Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/23 vs Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 9/30 vs Central Cabarrus (Concord), 10/7 vs Cox Mill (Concord), 10/14 vs Mt. Pleasant, 10/21 vs Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg), 10/28 vs Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (25.9), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (25.4), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Central Cabarrus (Concord) (-7.6), East Rowan (Salisbury) (-4.1), Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (1.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (17.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4832
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%
Opener: 8/19 West Charlotte (Charlotte) [projection: 28-21 win]