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GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Coach: Johnny Roscoe
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Downing 6'1" 190 Senior QB/DB
TJ Logan 5'10" 175 Junior RB/FS
Mark Mitchell 6'2" 195 Senior LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Maurice Harris 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.97 [California]
Rocco Scarfone 5'10" 145 Senior ATH 4.73 [East Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, QB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters, Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 39
2010 National Rank: #717
2010 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 32.4
2011 National Rank: #1080
2011 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 30.2
Dynasty National Rank: #961
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 36-5 (13-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 35.1
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +20.3
2010 Wins: #753 Crest (Shelby) (21-20), #1611 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (25-24), #1768 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (28-20), #1813 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (21-10), #3624 Grays Creek (Hope Mills) (34-27), #3832 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (35-10), #4336 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (40-14), #4923 Triton (Erwin) (43-7), #5755 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (35-14), #7464 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (14-12), #7851 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (56-0), #8908 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (55-14), #11308 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (49-6), #12453 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (63-9)
2010 Losses: #1454 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (15-14), #4990 Western Alamance (Elon) (35-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 118-86
Recent State Championships: 2010 (3AA)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (31-8)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 9/2 at Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 9/9 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 9/16 Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/23 at Eastern Alamance (Mebane), 9/30 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 10/7 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 10/14 vs Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/21 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 10/28 Western Alamance (Elon)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (50.6), Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (36.4), Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-22.8), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-12.7), Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (1.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (16.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #116
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3638
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%
Opener: 8/26 vs Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) [projection: 35-21 loss]