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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Antonio King
League: 4A PAC 6 (moving from 4A Pac-6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8

TOP PLAYERS
Jamal Marcus 6'2" 225 Senior DE/LB
Khris Francis 5'9" 175 Junior RB
Keenan Stalls 5'11" 170 Senior CB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Aaron Krah 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Casey Perry 6'2" 315 Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Vad Lee 6'2" 210 Senior QB 4.54 [Georgia Tech]
Treshawn Council 5'11" 205 Senior LB 4.82 [East Carolina]
Myer Krah 5'10.5" 185 Senior DB 4.72 [Navy]
Jamaal Williams 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.38 [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Experience On Game Day, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 50.7
2010 National Rank: #183
2010 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 47.9
2011 National Rank: #180
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 32.1
Dynasty National Rank: #768
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 58-12-1 (29-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 16-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 40.1
2010 Points Against Average: 9.3
2010 Differential: +30.8
2010 Wins: #704 New Bern (12-7), #908 Davie (Mocksville) (40-0), #1454 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (33-8), #1509 Lee County (Sanford) (42-22), #2480 Washington [George] (Danville, VA) (49-14), #3424 Southern (Durham) (13-12), #3487 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (46-0), #3543 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (53-13), #3699 Northern (Durham) (38-6), #3950 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (34-14), #4044 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (48-0), #5155 South View (Hope Mills) (53-13), #6804 Person (Roxboro) (48-23), #7193 Grimsley (Greensboro) (42-8), #9242 Riverside (Durham) (43-0), #10023 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (47-8)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 93-104
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A Pac-6), 2008 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; PAC 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/25/11 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (34-6), 9/3/11 Cane Bay (Summerville, SC) (43-20), 9/9/11 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (15-14), 9/16/11 Southern (Durham) (33-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 New Bern, 8/25 at Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 9/3 at Cane Bay (Summerville, SC), 9/9 at Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 9/16 at Southern (Durham), 9/30 Person (Roxboro), 10/7 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/14 Riverside (Durham), 10/21 at East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 10/28 Northern (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: New Bern (40.6), Cane Bay (Summerville, SC) (27.5), Southern (Durham) (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Durham) (-5.1), East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (3.6), Person (Roxboro) (5.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (20.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2073
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%
Opener: 8/19 New Bern [projection: 31-20 win]