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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Antonio King
League: 4A PAC 6
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Khris Francis 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.50 [North Carolina]
Korrin Wiggins 6'1" 185 Senior DB [North Carolina]
Travion Thompson 6'2" 170 Junior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Josh McNeil 6'5" 240 Senior TE 4.7 [Alabama]
Jaiven Knight 6'3" 225 Senior TE 4.74

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamal Marcus 6'3" 245 Senior LB 4.6 [Ohio State]
Aaron Krah 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.5
Casey Perry 6'3" 295 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, RB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Some Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2011 National Rank: #772
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 43.8
2012 National Rank: #386
2012 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2284
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.6
Dynasty Record: 75-38-1 (39-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.8
2011 Points Against Average: 16
2011 Differential: +18.8
2011 Wins: #2002 Cane Bay (Summerville, SC) (43-20), #2150 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (15-14), #2408 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (38-32), #2721 Southern (Durham) (33-21), #3446 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (34-6), #3446 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (40-12), #6530 Northern (Durham) (46-20), #8090 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (36-7), #9237 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (45-7), #9573 Riverside (Durham) (50-7), #10861 Person (Roxboro) (47-0)
2011 Losses: #32 Scotland (Laurinburg) (35-7), #396 New Bern (27-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 79-73-1
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (4A Pac-6), 2008 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; PAC 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at New Bern, 8/31 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), 9/7 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 9/14 Southern (Durham), 9/28 at Person (Roxboro), 10/5 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/19 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 10/26 at Northern (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Bern (51.6), DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (28.3), Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (-12.4), Person (Roxboro) (-10.4), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (-6.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (21.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3241
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%