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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Adrian Jones
League: 4A PAC 6
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Owen Lucas 5'11" 180 Senior DB 4.50
Maurice Trowell 6'0" 175 Junior WR 4.40
Jalen Peterkin 6'2" 285 Senior OL 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dorian Belcher 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, Line
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game, Young LBs, Inexperience At WR

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23
2011 National Rank: #2721
2011 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2012 National Rank: #2623
2012 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1545
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 91-31 (53-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 39.4
2011 Points Against Average: 24.3
2011 Differential: +15.1
2011 Wins: #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (35-32), #2150 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (35-28), #6530 Northern (Durham) (43-7), #8090 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (41-6), #9237 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (71-27), #9573 Riverside (Durham) (58-17), #10861 Person (Roxboro) (53-14)
2011 Losses: #546 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (42-28), #772 Hillside (Durham) (33-21), #2296 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington, DC) (34-28), #3446 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (27-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-63-1
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Pac-6), 2008 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; PAC 6), 2005 (Pac-6), 2004 (Five County), 2003 (Five County)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 8/24 at Middle Creek (Apex), 8/31 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/14 at Hillside (Durham), 9/21 Person (Roxboro), 9/28 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/5 Riverside (Durham), 10/12 at East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 10/19 Northern (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hillside (Durham) (48.2), Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (41.4), Middle Creek (Apex) (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (-12.4), Person (Roxboro) (-10.4), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (-6.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (15.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3301
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%