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GENERAL
Nickname: Spiders
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Glen Padgett
League: 3A South Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
BJ Beecher 6'7" 205 Senior QB
Alan Asbury 6'2" 170 Senior WR
Jerry Burk 6'4" 215 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrance Knox 6'3" 235 Senior TE 4.75 [North Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2011 National Rank: #2422
2011 State Rank: #67
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 24
2012 National Rank: #2278
2012 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2326
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 79-41 (44-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 33.7
2011 Points Against Average: 17.3
2011 Differential: +16.4
2011 Wins: #4022 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (35-8), #4450 Monroe (45-41), #4841 Cox Mill (Concord) (35-21), #5886 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (30-6), #5886 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (24-23), #6423 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (27-26), #6551 Mt. Pleasant (36-7), #10135 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (45-0), #11249 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (50-6), #11721 East Rowan (Salisbury) (58-0)
2011 Losses: #1289 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (22-14), #1482 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (31-26), #6382 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (23-21), #6683 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (28-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 86-84
Recent State Championships: 2006, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2006 (South Piedmont), 2004 (South Piedmont), 2003 (tied for 1st; South Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (62-35)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 8/24 East Rowan (Salisbury), 8/31 Monroe, 9/7 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/14 at Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/21 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 9/28 Central Cabarrus (Concord), 10/5 Cox Mill (Concord), 10/12 at Mt. Pleasant, 10/19 at Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg), 10/26 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (29.5), Monroe (21.7), Cox Mill (Concord) (10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central Cabarrus (Concord) (-14.5), East Rowan (Salisbury) (-12.5), Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-6.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (10.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5855
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%