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GENERAL
Nickname: Dark Horses
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Bob Lewis
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #87

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

TOP PLAYERS
Tykearion Stevens 5'11" 210 Senior FB
JC Evans 5'7" 140 Junior QB/DB
Owen Hunt 6'2" 165 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Young, Strength

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -16.2
2011 National Rank: #11557
2011 State Rank: #338
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -18.7
2012 National Rank: #11924
2012 State Rank: #349
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5449
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.8
Dynasty Record: 59-54 (37-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 16.9
2011 Points Against Average: 39.5
2011 Differential: -22.6
2011 Wins: #11912 Union (Rose Hill) (34-26)
2011 Losses: #1826 Northside (Jacksonville) (48-20), #1916 Triton (Erwin) (48-13), #3420 East Duplin (Beulaville) (44-20), #3551 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (55-12), #3932 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (29-14), #4908 Topsail (Hampstead) (49-20), #7211 Swansboro (30-0), #8391 Croatan (Newport) (31-7), #9342 Richlands (34-20), #11219 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (41-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-51
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2005 (East Central), 2003 (Tri-Six)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Triton (Erwin), 8/24 at Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 8/31 at Union (Rose Hill), 9/7 East Bladen (Elizabethtown), 9/14 Richlands, 9/21 at Croatan (Newport), 9/28 Swansboro, 10/5 Topsail (Hampstead), 10/12 at East Duplin (Beulaville), 10/19 at Northside (Jacksonville), 10/26 South Lenoir (Deep Run)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Triton (Erwin) (33.8), Northside (Jacksonville) (23.5), East Duplin (Beulaville) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-16.3), Union (Rose Hill) (-8.4), Richlands (-7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5008
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%