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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Michael Palmieri
League: 4A I-Meck
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marquez North 6'3" 205 Senior WR
Brian Walker 5'10" 180 Senior CB [North Carolina]
Tevin Lawshe 6'4" 270 Senior OL

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Anthony Covington 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.6
Jorian Jordan-Brown 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.51

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Demarcus Humphries 6'6" 260 Senior OL 4.9 [Florida]
Jela Duncan 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.78 [Duke]
Jamel Harbison 5'11" 180 Senior WR [Minnesota]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 52.7
2011 National Rank: #169
2011 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 51.5
2012 National Rank: #158
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #681
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27
Dynasty Record: 38-24 [47-15 on the field] (21-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 48.1
2011 Points Against Average: 11.9
2011 Differential: +36.2
2011 Wins: #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (28-20), #1276 Mooresville (45-3), #1511 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (51-7), #1711 Myers Park (Charlotte) (45-10), #2368 Sun Valley (Monroe) (52-21), #2939 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (42-18), #3707 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (52-7), #4230 Hopewell (Huntersville) (65-6), #5099 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (55-20), #5321 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (51-14), #6423 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (42-0), #6858 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (55-0), #8825 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (63-0)
2011 Losses: #62 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (41-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 95-79
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 8/24 Sun Valley (Monroe), 8/31 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 9/14 at Mooresville, 9/21 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 9/28 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/5 at North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 10/12 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/19 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/26 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (58.4), Mooresville (23.1), Sun Valley (Monroe) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (-11.1), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (6.9), Lake Norman (Mooresville) (7.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (25.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2025
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%