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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Hobgood
League: 2A/1A Carolina 12
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Bailey 6'4" 195 Senior RB
Taz Strudwick 6'3" 245 Senior DL
Kenneth Walls 5'11" 215 Senior FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2011 National Rank: #5185
2011 State Rank: #143
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2012 National Rank: #4101
2012 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8699
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 46-60 (16-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.6
2011 Points Against Average: 19.7
2011 Differential: +8.9
2011 Wins: #6044 Carrboro (Chapel Hill) (17-6), #6044 Carrboro (Chapel Hill) (36-21), #8759 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (49-28), #9145 Northwood (Pittsboro) (35-7), #10001 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (49-15), #10908 Northern Vance (Henderson) (36-8), #11806 Granville Central (Stem) (42-6)
2011 Losses: #1899 Reidsville (21-20), #3352 Southern Nash (Bailey) (42-20), #3398 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (31-21), #4443 Chapel Hill (19-13), #4793 Southern Vance (Henderson) (14-0), #10861 Person (Roxboro) (38-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-75
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (2A/1A Carolina 9), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Chapel Hill, 8/24 at Southern Vance (Henderson), 8/31 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 9/7 Northern Vance (Henderson), 9/14 at Southern Nash (Bailey), 9/21 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville), 9/28 at Carrboro (Chapel Hill), 10/5 at Person (Roxboro), 10/12 Northwood (Pittsboro), 10/19 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 10/26 Granville Central (Stem)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (20), Chapel Hill (18.1), Southern Nash (Bailey) (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Granville Central (Stem) (-17), Northern Vance (Henderson) (-12.7), Person (Roxboro) (-10.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (6.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #233
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7093
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%