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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Bill Hall
League: 2A/1A Carolina 12
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jourden Blackmon 6'0" 210 LB 4.78
Aumad Walker 6'0" 170 WR 4.60
Adam Leviner 5'10" 180 DB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, LB
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, DL Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -4.5
2011 National Rank: #9144
2011 State Rank: #262
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2012 Starting Power Rating: -6
2012 National Rank: #9431
2012 State Rank: #278
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5910
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 78-41 (34-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 19.4
2011 Points Against Average: 24.7
2011 Differential: -5.3
2011 Wins: #6044 Carrboro (Chapel Hill) (28-20), #8759 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (22-20), #11806 Granville Central (Stem) (40-14), #12598 Union Pines (Cameron) (42-7)
2011 Losses: #3420 East Duplin (Beulaville) (56-6), #4443 Chapel Hill (19-14), #5186 South Granville (Creedmoor) (35-7), #5193 Franklinton (29-7), #6503 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) (29-12), #7764 Southern Lee (Sanford) (29-28), #9573 Riverside (Durham) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-63
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A/1A Carolina 10), 2007 (Mid-State 2A/1A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mid-State)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 East Duplin (Beulaville), 8/24 at Southern Lee (Sanford), 8/31 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City), 9/7 at Chapel Hill, 9/14 Riverside (Durham), 9/21 Lee County (Sanford), 9/28 at Granville Central (Stem), 10/5 Carrboro (Chapel Hill), 10/12 at South Granville (Creedmoor), 10/19 at Union Pines (Cameron), 10/26 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (18.1), South Granville (Creedmoor) (15.7), East Duplin (Beulaville) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Union Pines (Cameron) (-22.8), Granville Central (Stem) (-17), Southern Lee (Sanford) (-7.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 (2.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7070
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%