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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ali Lamot 6'2" 215 Senior DL 4.70 [Wake Forest]
Aaron Clay 6'2" 180 ATH 4.40
Ryan Woods 5'10" 175 CB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young Backfield, Inexperience At OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2011 National Rank: #2922
2011 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.1
2012 National Rank: #2949
2012 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2806
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 83-39 (37-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.6
2011 Points Against Average: 18.8
2011 Differential: +8.8
2011 Wins: #3923 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (24-10), #4022 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (16-12), #4139 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (19-14), #5481 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (49-19), #6191 Graham (24-13), #6992 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (44-13), #8759 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (57-37), #9249 Southern Alamance (Graham) (38-3), #10173 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (34-12)
2011 Losses: #158 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (38-19), #1757 Western Alamance (Elon) (28-21), #1789 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (33-7), #4139 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (12-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-81
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (59-6)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 8/24 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 8/31 Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/7 vs Graham, 9/14 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 9/21 at Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 9/28 at Western Alamance (Elon), 10/5 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 10/12 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 10/19 Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/26 at Williams [Walter] (Burlington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (54.6), Western Alamance (Elon) (32.1), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-11.6), Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (-7.4), Southern Alamance (Graham) (-0.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (13.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3446
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%