GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mike Castellano
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Banks 6'4" 250 Senior DE 4.8 [Wake Forest]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB, QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2011 National Rank: #1199
2011 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1438
2012 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3519
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17
Dynasty Record: 62-53 (42-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 21.5
2011 Differential: +8.9
2011 Wins: #1442 Cary (31-28), #1432 Fuquay-Varina (34-20), #1432 Fuquay-Varina (48-47), #2821 Panther Creek (Cary) (28-20), #3467 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (34-27), #4848 Lee County (Sanford) (42-31), #5213 Holly Springs (28-14), #6530 Northern (Durham) (32-0), #7612 Apex (33-0), #8548 Green Hope (Cary) (36-0)
2011 Losses: #267 Garner (35-21), #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (28-14), #2721 Southern (Durham) (35-32), #2821 Panther Creek (Cary) (16-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 96-66-2
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; Tri-Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Northern (Durham) (21-7)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Northern (Durham), 8/24 Southern (Durham), 8/31 at Fuquay-Varina, 9/7 Garner, 9/14 Lee County (Sanford), 9/21 at Cary, 9/28 Panther Creek (Cary), 10/5 at Green Hope (Cary), 10/12 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/19 at Holly Springs, 10/26 Apex
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garner (45.4), Cary (30.8), Fuquay-Varina (24.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.5), Apex (-0.2), Northern (Durham) (5.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (23.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2147
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%