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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Vegas Gold/Blue
Coach: Dickie Schock
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Da'Cor Wiggins 5'10" 155 Senior DB 4.80
Rodquez Greene 6'0" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.55
MJ Gainey 6'0" 175 Junior TE 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, OL, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 4.1
2010 National Rank: #6925
2010 State Rank: #201
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.8
2011 National Rank: #7458
2011 State Rank: #222
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1864
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 47-20 [48-19 on the field] (18-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 12.5
2010 Points Against Average: 22
2010 Differential: -9.5
2010 Wins: #5761 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (21-20), #9109 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (14-7), #10416 Bertie (Windsor) (26-7)
2010 Losses: #1768 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (14-7), #1939 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (21-0), #2755 Southern Nash (Bailey) (34-7), #2916 East Duplin (Beulaville) (14-0), #3009 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (38-20), #3247 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (21-14), #3699 Northern (Durham) (39-14), #6678 Nash Central (Nashville) (27-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 79-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (NEW 6), 2007 (NEW 6), 2005 (NEW), 2004 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/3/11 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (28-22), 9/9/11 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (34-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Bunn, 8/25 at Bertie (Windsor), 9/3 at Hertford County (Ahoskie), 9/9 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 9/16 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 9/30 Nash Central (Nashville), 10/7 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/14 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/21 Southern Nash (Bailey), 10/28 at Northern Nash (Rocky Mount)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (30.6), Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (25.6), Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bertie (Windsor) (-5.5), Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (1), Bunn (3.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3520
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Bunn [projection: 20-17 loss]