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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Jeff Snuffer
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

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

TOP PLAYERS
Brock Deatherage 6'1" 185
Nigel Carlton 5'9" 175
Jacob Webster 6'1" 185

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, OL Experience, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2011 National Rank: #1757
2011 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.9
2012 National Rank: #1364
2012 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 103-26 [102-27 on the field] (44-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 25.9
2011 Points Against Average: 19.3
2011 Differential: +6.6
2011 Wins: #1789 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (21-14), #1899 Reidsville (28-21), #2923 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (28-21), #3923 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (28-3), #4139 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (47-14), #6191 Graham (21-6), #6992 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (32-21), #7133 Overhills (Spring Lake) (34-7), #10173 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (48-13)
2011 Losses: #158 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (49-13), #158 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (42-7), #4022 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (19-14), #9249 Southern Alamance (Graham) (21-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 90-74
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (Triad), 2006 (Triad), 2005 (tied for 1st; Triad)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Reidsville (21-18)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Reidsville, 8/24 Graham, 8/31 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/7 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/14 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/21 Rockingham County (Wentworth), 9/28 Eastern Alamance (Mebane), 10/5 at Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 10/12 at Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 10/19 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 10/26 Northern Guilford (Greensboro)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (54.6), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (28.8), Reidsville (28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-11.6), Southern Alamance (Graham) (-0.9), Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (-0.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (19.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2852
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%