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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Clint Bland
League: 3A/2A South Mountain
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Maddox Stamey 6'1" 185 Senior QB/S
Justin Barksdale 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DE
TJ Watkins 6'0" 185 Junior WR/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13.3
2010 National Rank: #4672
2010 State Rank: #138
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2011 National Rank: #4227
2011 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7564
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 21-39 (8-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 22.5
2010 Points Against Average: 19.8
2010 Differential: +2.7
2010 Wins: #3689 Starmount (Boonville) (24-14), #6382 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (21-14), #7535 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (24-12), #8070 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (21-8), #9235 Chase (Forest City) (21-0), #11988 McDowell (Marion) (41-7), #12599 Bessemer City (55-0)
2010 Losses: #1072 Lincolnton (52-20), #1267 Burns (Lawndale) (52-18), #1827 Polk County (Columbus) (27-7), #2504 Shelby (31-14), #2775 Freedom (Morganton) (33-21), #5513 Forestview (Gastonia) (7-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 87-76
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Southwestern 3A/2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/26/11 McDowell (Marion) (31-30), 9/3/11 North Gaston (Dallas) (55-28), 9/9/11 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (28-0), 9/16/11 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (34-22), 9/23/11 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (44-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Kings Mountain, 8/26 McDowell (Marion), 9/3 at North Gaston (Dallas), 9/9 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 9/16 at Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton), 9/23 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 9/30 Providence Day (Charlotte), 10/7 vs Burns (Lawndale), 10/14 Freedom (Morganton), 10/21 at Shelby, 10/28 Chase (Forest City)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Burns (Lawndale) (36), Shelby (31.4), Freedom (Morganton) (27.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Gaston (Dallas) (-18.8), McDowell (Marion) (-17.9), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-2.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (12.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5111
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Kings Mountain [projection: 31-21 win]