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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Barons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Biggy
League: 1A Tar-Roanoke
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2

TOP PLAYERS
Dashawn Stokley 5'7" 170 Senior RB 4.60
Corey Smith 6'0" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.70
Brandell Riddick 5'9" 200 Sophomore RB/LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 2.8
2010 National Rank: #7240
2010 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2011 National Rank: #9310
2011 State Rank: #273
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #12431
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 21-39 (11-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 27.9
2010 Points Against Average: 14.2
2010 Differential: +13.7
2010 Wins: #7326 Pasquotank (Elizabeth City) (41-36), #8521 North Edgecombe (Tarboro) (19-18), #9502 Northampton-West (Gaston) (14-6), #10892 Camden County (Camden) (42-7), #10932 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (23-15), #11349 Perquimans (Hertford) (38-14), #12202 Weldon (21-12), #12797 Northampton-East (Conway) (27-7), #13179 Southeast Halifax (Halifax) (25-14), #13487 KIPP Pride (Gaston) (26-6), #13861 South Creek (Robersonville) (54-0)
2010 Losses: #5761 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (21-20), #6916 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (28-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-94
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Bertie (Windsor), 8/25 Perquimans (Hertford), 9/2 at Pasquotank (Elizabeth City), 9/9 Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake, VA), 9/16 at Weldon, 9/23 Northampton-East (Conway), 9/30 Northampton-West (Gaston), 10/14 Southeast Halifax (Halifax), 10/21 at North Edgecombe (Tarboro), 10/28 at KIPP Pride (Gaston)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake, VA) (8.4), Northampton-West (Gaston) (2.6), Pasquotank (Elizabeth City) (1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northampton-East (Conway) (-31), KIPP Pride (Gaston) (-30), Weldon (-28.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 (-11.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #358
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12350
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Bertie (Windsor) [projection: 26-22 win]