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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Russell Mahaffey
League: AA Region I (moving from A Region II)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Peyton McCarter Senior WR
Matt Pace Senior OL
T.J. Fincher Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed At Skill Positions, Secondary Depth, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Staying Focused, A Few Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.9
2011 National Rank: #5245
2011 State Rank: #103
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.2
2012 National Rank: #5877
2012 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11152
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 44-58 (26-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 24.9
2011 Points Against Average: 19.8
2011 Differential: +5.1
2011 Wins: #5755 Polk County (Columbus, NC) (34-26), #7386 Chesnee (19-14), #8483 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (20-14), #8682 Blacksburg (14-12), #9517 Travelers Rest (28-14), #9682 Calhoun County (St. Matthews) (35-0), #10643 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (33-17), #13068 Dixie (Due West) (35-14), #14266 Whitmire (45-0)
2011 Losses: #1078 Abbeville (55-12), #2189 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (44-0), #3870 Liberty (27-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-64
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; A Region II), 2005 (A Region II)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg), 8/31 Walhalla, 9/7 at Polk County (Columbus, NC), 9/14 at Carolina Academy (Greenville), 9/21 Liberty, 9/28 Powdersville (Greenville), 10/5 at Chesnee, 10/12 Blacksburg, 10/19 at Crescent (Iva), 10/26 Pendleton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (17.2), Carolina Academy (Greenville) (14.5), Pendleton (14)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Crescent (Iva) (-19.3), Broome [Gettys D.] (Spartanburg) (-3.1), Walhalla (-2.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 (1.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5922
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%