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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolfpack
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Baxter Morris
League: 3A/2A Waccamaw
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Long 5'9" 155 Senior QB
Faquonn Thompson 6'0" 170 Junior RB
Zanary Adams 6'2" 190 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Offensive Starters, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Changing Systems, Difficult Schedule, Depth At LB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -3.2
2010 National Rank: #8916
2010 State Rank: #257
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.5
2011 National Rank: #7530
2011 State Rank: #225
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6897
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 33-26 (17-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 23.5
2010 Points Against Average: 28.6
2010 Differential: -5.1
2010 Wins: #3323 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (34-32), #3919 South Brunswick (Southport) (26-21), #4668 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (14-9), #11467 West Bladen (Bladenboro) (45-14), #13440 West Columbus (Cerro Gordo) (23-7)
2010 Losses: #2958 South Columbus (Tabor City) (51-21), #3085 Lumberton (42-14), #5017 Carrboro (Chapel Hill) (55-33), #7927 West Brunswick (Shallotte) (41-21), #9609 North Brunswick (Leland) (23-20), #9991 East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw) (20-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 74-63
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Waccamaw)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (29-26)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 8/25 at West Columbus (Cerro Gordo), 9/2 at Pender (Burgaw), 9/9 East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw), 9/16 North Brunswick (Leland), 9/23 at East Bladen (Elizabethtown), 10/7 West Brunswick (Shallotte), 10/14 at West Bladen (Bladenboro), 10/21 South Columbus (Tabor City), 10/28 at South Brunswick (Southport)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (28.2), South Columbus (Tabor City) (25.1), East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (21.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Columbus (Cerro Gordo) (-35.8), West Bladen (Bladenboro) (-16.5), East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw) (-12.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (4.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7207
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) [projection: 42-17 loss]