GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Brian Foster
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Josh Sessoms 6'3" 190 Senior S [North Carolina State]
Tracey Coppedge 5'9" 165 Senior RB
Terron Huffman 5'8" 155 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2010 National Rank: #2755
2010 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.3
2011 National Rank: #3204
2011 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4548
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 32-27 (12-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 32.1
2010 Points Against Average: 17.7
2010 Differential: +14.4
2010 Wins: #1768 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (17-0), #3962 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (38-7), #4271 Bunn (44-15), #6678 Nash Central (Nashville) (42-27), #6925 Rocky Mount (34-7), #8368 South Granville (Creedmoor) (44-7), #9109 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (62-19), #9240 Franklinton (55-27)
2010 Losses: #1914 Roanoke Rapids (27-21), #1939 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (21-7), #1939 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (26-7), #6678 Nash Central (Nashville) (29-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 85-68
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/19/11 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (43-0), 8/25/11 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (56-28), 9/2/11 Bunn (21-17), 9/9/11 Roanoke Rapids (14-7), 9/16/11 South Granville (Creedmoor) (42-20)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 8/25 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson), 9/2 Bunn, 9/9 at Roanoke Rapids, 9/16 vs South Granville (Creedmoor), 9/30 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/7 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 10/14 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/21 at Rocky Mount, 10/28 Nash Central (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (30.6), Roanoke Rapids (30.3), Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Granville (Creedmoor) (-0.5), Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (1), Rocky Mount (2.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (13.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3454
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) [projection: 28-24 win]