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GENERAL
Nickname: Pride
Colors: Blue/Green
Coach: Chad Smothers
League: 4A Cap Eight (moving from 4A Cap-8)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 6-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Berrios 5'10" 165 Senior 4.60
Braxton Berrios 5'10" 160 Sophomore 4.50
DJ Hunt 5'11" 180 Senior 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Pittman 6'2" 195 Senior LB 4.50 [North Carolina State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, OL
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB, Replacing DBs

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2010 National Rank: #1499
2010 State Rank: #38
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 28
2011 National Rank: #1558
2011 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1206
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 51-15 [52-14 on the field] (22-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.8
2010 Points Against Average: 17.8
2010 Differential: +18
2010 Wins: #1982 Wakefield (Raleigh) (49-28), #2384 Millbrook (Raleigh) (32-7), #2611 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (36-28), #5147 Apex (34-14), #7030 East Wake (Wendell) (34-12), #7161 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (49-22), #7818 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (42-9), #8336 Green Hope (Cary) (38-8), #9891 Southern Lee (Sanford) (48-6)
2010 Losses: #390 Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) (20-14), #496 Panther Creek (Cary) (19-13), #1235 Middle Creek (Apex) (41-40)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-79
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Cap-8), 2006 (tied for 1st; CAP 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/19/11 Panther Creek (Cary) (49-0), 8/26/11 Green Hope (Cary) (44-6), 9/1/11 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (39-6), 9/16/11 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (63-27)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Panther Creek (Cary), 8/26 at Green Hope (Cary), 9/1 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 9/16 vs Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 9/23 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/30 at Wakefield (Raleigh), 10/7 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/14 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/21 vs Heritage (Wake Forest), 10/28 vs Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) (44.6), Panther Creek (Cary) (38.8), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.4), Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (7), Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (11.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (18.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1746
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Panther Creek (Cary) [projection: 35-27 loss]