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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Joe Kilby
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #80

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5

TOP PLAYERS
John Barrett 5'10" 200 Senior OL/DL
Tyler Besser 5'10" 255 Senior OL/DL
Donte Smalls 5'11" 170 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Finishing Games

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.3
2011 National Rank: #7611
2011 State Rank: #226
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -0.2
2012 National Rank: #8033
2012 State Rank: #230
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5270
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 51-53-2 (28-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-7-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 9.8
2011 Points Against Average: 26.3
2011 Differential: -16.5
2011 Wins: #8548 Green Hope (Cary) (22-7)
2011 Losses: #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (33-0), #1432 Fuquay-Varina (21-0), #1442 Cary (34-0), #2821 Panther Creek (Cary) (25-6), #3467 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (35-0), #4848 Lee County (Sanford) (21-16), #5213 Holly Springs (41-24)
2011 Ties: #6530 Northern (Durham) (20-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-49-1
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Lee County (Sanford), 9/7 at Cary, 9/14 Panther Creek (Cary), 9/21 at Green Hope (Cary), 9/28 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/5 at Holly Springs, 10/12 Northern (Durham), 10/19 Fuquay-Varina, 10/26 at Middle Creek (Apex)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Middle Creek (Apex) (31.4), Cary (30.8), Fuquay-Varina (24.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.5), Northern (Durham) (5.6), Holly Springs (11.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2164
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%