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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Kwayu Graham
League: 2A Central Carolina
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marquez Grayson 6'2" 195 Senior RB
Caleb Worley 6'4" 305 Senior OL
James Drummond 5'10" 175 Junior WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Quandarius Crump 6'3" 210 Senior LB [East Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Offensive Skill Positions, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Inexperience On Defensive Front

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.3
2011 National Rank: #7121
2011 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2012 National Rank: #6886
2012 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7253
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 49-61 (27-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 29
2011 Points Against Average: 25.1
2011 Differential: +3.9
2011 Wins: #10033 East Davidson (Thomasville) (27-0), #10135 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (48-10), #10781 West Davidson (Lexington) (45-14), #11340 North Stanly (New London) (47-17)
2011 Losses: #2658 Davie (Mocksville) (28-20), #3010 Thomasville (42-12), #3235 Salisbury (21-13), #3516 North Davidson (Lexington) (27-20), #4764 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (35-34), #5629 Central Davidson (Lexington) (44-22), #7347 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (38-31)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-68
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Central Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 8/24 North Stanly (New London), 8/31 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/7 Davie (Mocksville), 9/14 North Davidson (Lexington), 9/21 at Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown), 9/28 East Davidson (Thomasville), 10/5 at West Davidson (Lexington), 10/12 at Salisbury, 10/19 Central Davidson (Lexington), 10/19 at Aiken (SC), 10/26 at Thomasville, 10/26 Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC) (35.1), Davie (Mocksville) (28.1), North Davidson (Lexington) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Davidson (Lexington) (-16.6), North Stanly (New London) (-14.6), East Davidson (Thomasville) (-9.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (6.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4010
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%