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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: Mike Byus
League: 2A Conference 3 (moving from 2A/1A Southern Piedmont)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chazz Surratt 6'2" 195 Sophomore ATH/QB 4.70
Coriyo Boyd 6'0.5" 290 Senior DT/OL 5.50
Damarious Valentine 5'10" 165 Junior HB/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2012 National Rank: #1128
2012 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2013 National Rank: #1417
2013 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2549
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9
Dynasty Record: 56-14 [57-13 on the field] (27-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 16-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 40.8
2012 Points Against Average: 16.7
2012 Differential: +24.1
2012 Wins: #1146 Tarboro (24-20), #3758 Madison (Marshall) (31-14), #3761 Bandys (Catawba) (48-20), #3789 Hopewell (Huntersville) (61-59), #4069 Thomasville (28-12), #4739 Starmount (Boonville) (37-24), #5233 Newton-Conover (Newton) (35-21), #6007 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (35-21), #7365 Lincolnton (13-8), #8440 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (54-30), #10417 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (40-20), #11353 North Lincoln (Denver) (33-0), #11614 Wheatmore (Trinity) (49-0), #12209 Cherryville (63-6), #13450 Bessemer City (41-12), #14472 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (61-0)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 102-95
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 17
Streak List: 8/17/12 Newton-Conover (Newton) (35-21), 8/24/12 Hopewell (Huntersville) (61-59), 8/31/12 Bandys (Catawba) (48-20), 9/7/12 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (54-30), 9/14/12 Bessemer City (41-12), 9/21/12 North Lincoln (Denver) (33-0), 9/28/12 Lincolnton (13-8), 10/5/12 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (40-20), 10/12/12 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (35-21), 10/19/12 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (61-0), 10/26/12 Cherryville (63-6), 11/2/12 Wheatmore (Trinity) (49-0), 11/9/12 Starmount (Boonville) (37-24), 11/16/12 Thomasville (28-12), 11/23/12 Madison (Marshall) (31-14), 12/1/12 Tarboro (24-20), 8/23/13 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (37-22)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 8/30 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/6 North Lincoln (Denver), 9/13 at Forestview (Gastonia), 9/27 at Bandys (Catawba), 10/4 at Lincolnton, 10/11 Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/18 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/25 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 11/1 Maiden, 11/8 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Forestview (Gastonia) (19.4), Bandys (Catawba) (17.9), Maiden (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-24.8), North Lincoln (Denver) (-15.1), Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (-12.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 (4.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7952
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 60%