GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Battle Holley
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
TOP PLAYERS
Dijon Poole Senior RB/KR
Deonte Picket Senior OL
Tyrone Faison Senior DL
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dre Scarborough 6'2" 200 Senior LB [East Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2011 National Rank: #3419
2011 State Rank: #90
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.2
2012 National Rank: #4430
2012 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #2612
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 84-33 (47-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 36.6
2011 Points Against Average: 21.2
2011 Differential: +15.4
2011 Wins: #4445 Northeastern (Elizabeth City) (39-15), #4908 Topsail (Hampstead) (20-6), #6965 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (24-3), #7211 Swansboro (43-33), #8391 Croatan (Newport) (38-13), #9145 Northwood (Pittsboro) (56-6), #9342 Richlands (63-42), #11219 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (56-28), #11558 Clinton (44-20)
2011 Losses: #1074 Tarboro (34-26), #1826 Northside (Jacksonville) (41-20), #3551 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (13-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 86-61
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2006 (East Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Northwood (Pittsboro) (21-6)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Northwood (Pittsboro), 8/24 Northeastern (Elizabeth City), 8/31 at Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 9/7 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 9/14 at South Lenoir (Deep Run), 9/21 Topsail (Hampstead), 9/28 vs Richlands, 10/5 at Croatan (Newport), 10/12 Clinton, 10/19 Swansboro
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northeastern (Elizabeth City) (22.7), Topsail (Hampstead) (11), Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (-18.7), South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-16.3), Richlands (-7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (8.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7456
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%