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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Vegas Gold/Blue
Coach: Jason Battle
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Hines 5'9" 180 Senior RB/DB
Austin Warner 6'0" 265 Senior OL
Delassio Bartley 6'3" 375 Junior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Returners, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Young, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 4.7
2011 National Rank: #6769
2011 State Rank: #202
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4
2012 National Rank: #6662
2012 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1585
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 83-32-1 [84-31-1 on the field] (31-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.7
2011 Points Against Average: 28.3
2011 Differential: -9.6
2011 Wins: #3075 Bunn (30-0), #5866 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (34-14), #6860 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (28-22)
2011 Losses: #1057 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (27-14), #1823 Nash Central (Nashville) (24-16), #2075 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (49-20), #3352 Southern Nash (Bailey) (34-9), #5006 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (63-14), #6408 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (28-0)
2011 Ties: #9906 Bertie (Windsor) (22-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-53-1
Recent League Championships: 2008 (NEW 6), 2007 (NEW 6), 2005 (NEW), 2004 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Bunn, 8/24 Bertie (Windsor), 8/30 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 8/31 Hertford County (Ahoskie), 9/7 at Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 9/14 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 9/28 at Nash Central (Nashville), 10/5 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/12 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/19 at Southern Nash (Bailey), 10/26 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (38), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (29.5), Bunn (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bertie (Windsor) (-0.8), Hertford County (Ahoskie) (3.7), Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (8.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2189
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%