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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Scots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Chip Williams
League: 4A Southeastern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen McLean 5'8" 170 Senior RB
Storm Davis 6'4" 170 Senior QB
Malik Diggs 6'1" 170 Senior DB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Artemis Robinson 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: JR Class, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Graduated Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 63.5
2011 National Rank: #32
2011 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 54.8
2012 National Rank: #104
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1216
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.1
Dynasty Record: 70-42 (35-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 15-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 43.5
2011 Points Against Average: 12.5
2011 Differential: +31
2011 Wins: #318 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (42-16), #396 New Bern (61-28), #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (27-15), #577 New Hanover (Wilmington) (49-28), #772 Hillside (Durham) (35-7), #1110 Richmond (Rockingham) (41-7), #1809 Lumberton (35-7), #1913 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (41-17), #2408 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (42-26), #2934 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (42-7), #2949 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (55-8), #3035 Hoke County (Raeford) (47-0), #3587 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (25-8), #3681 Anson (Wadesboro) (56-0), #5798 Harnett Central (Angier) (55-13)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 117-66
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/19/11 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (25-8), 8/25/11 New Hanover (Wilmington) (49-28), 9/2/11 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (42-7), 9/9/11 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (27-15), 9/16/11 Anson (Wadesboro) (56-0), 9/30/11 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (42-26), 10/7/11 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (41-17), 10/14/11 Hoke County (Raeford) (47-0), 10/21/11 Lumberton (35-7), 10/28/11 Richmond (Rockingham) (41-7), 11/5/11 Harnett Central (Angier) (55-13), 11/10/11 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (55-8), 11/18/11 Hillside (Durham) (35-7), 11/25/11 New Bern (61-28), 12/3/11 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (42-16)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/18 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 8/24 New Hanover (Wilmington), 8/31 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC), 9/7 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/14 at Anson (Wadesboro), 9/28 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/5 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 10/12 at Hoke County (Raeford), 10/19 Lumberton, 10/26 at Richmond (Rockingham)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (Rockingham) (48.5), New Hanover (Wilmington) (42.2), Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (41.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (13.9), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (18.5), Hoke County (Raeford) (19.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (30.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #436
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61%