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GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Ryan Habich
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Carlton Bridges 6'0" 200 Senior RB
Garrett Suggs 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB
Tyler Williams 6'1" 170 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, RB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2011 National Rank: #1432
2011 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2012 National Rank: #2345
2012 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2567
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 76-37 (45-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 33.2
2011 Points Against Average: 19.2
2011 Differential: +14
2011 Wins: #1442 Cary (19-8), #2821 Panther Creek (Cary) (41-14), #3467 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (38-21), #3587 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (29-14), #3761 West Johnston (Benson) (42-19), #4503 Clayton (21-20), #4848 Lee County (Sanford) (42-14), #5213 Holly Springs (27-19), #7612 Apex (21-0), #8548 Green Hope (Cary) (51-19)
2011 Losses: #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (48-47), #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (34-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-70-1
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Tri-Eight), 2007 (tied for 1st; Tri-Eight), 2006 (Tri-Seven), 2005 (tied for 1st; Tri-Seven)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at West Johnston (Benson), 8/24 Clayton, 8/31 Middle Creek (Apex), 9/7 at Lee County (Sanford), 9/14 Cary, 9/21 at Panther Creek (Cary), 9/28 Green Hope (Cary), 10/5 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/12 Holly Springs, 10/19 at Apex
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Middle Creek (Apex) (31.4), Cary (30.8), Panther Creek (Cary) (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.5), Apex (-0.2), Holly Springs (11.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (19.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2525
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%