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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mike Brill
League: 4A Southeastern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

TOP PLAYERS
Ramell Davis 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DL
Austin Deese 6'2" 260 Senior OL
Amhad Smith 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2011 National Rank: #1809
2011 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.5
2012 National Rank: #1927
2012 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6379
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.4
Dynasty Record: 41-65 (16-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 16.2
2011 Points Against Average: 17.2
2011 Differential: -1
2011 Wins: #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (21-14), #1913 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (14-10), #3035 Hoke County (Raeford) (30-20), #3467 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (22-14), #3587 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (9-8), #3645 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (31-7), #4138 South View (Hope Mills) (8-2)
2011 Losses: #32 Scotland (Laurinburg) (35-7), #1110 Richmond (Rockingham) (27-22), #1442 Cary (27-7), #2408 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (25-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/18 at Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 8/24 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 8/31 at South View (Hope Mills), 9/7 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 9/14 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 9/28 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 10/5 Hoke County (Raeford), 10/12 Richmond (Rockingham), 10/19 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 10/26 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (56), Richmond (Rockingham) (48.5), Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (41.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (13.9), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (16.7), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (18.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 (29.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #493
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%