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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Scott Cloninger
League: 2A Conference 3 (moving from 2A/1A Southern Piedmont)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darian Roseboro 6'4" 270 Junior DL/TE 4.70
Tyron Roberts 6'3" 255 Junior DL/TE 4.80
Bradley Franklin 6'1" 270 Junior C/T 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2012 National Rank: #7365
2012 State Rank: #215
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 13.1
2013 National Rank: #4553
2013 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2398
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 54-17 (25-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 24.5
2012 Points Against Average: 23.7
2012 Differential: +0.8
2012 Wins: #5518 Maiden (9-7), #8885 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (41-21), #10417 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (37-14), #11353 North Lincoln (Denver) (17-7), #12209 Cherryville (36-7), #13450 Bessemer City (48-14), #14472 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (59-0)
2012 Losses: #780 South Point (Belmont) (49-8), #1128 East Lincoln (Denver) (13-8), #3974 Forestview (Gastonia) (49-7), #4069 Thomasville (55-14), #4384 Shelby (42-7), #6007 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (30-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-71
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2010 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2007 (Southern Piedmont), 2005 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 North Lincoln (Denver) (28-27)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 North Lincoln (Denver), 8/30 South Point (Belmont), 9/6 at North Gaston (Dallas), 9/13 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/27 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/4 East Lincoln (Denver), 10/11 Bandys (Catawba), 10/18 at Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/25 Newton-Conover (Newton), 11/1 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 11/8 at Maiden
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South Point (Belmont) (45.3), East Lincoln (Denver) (31.1), Bandys (Catawba) (17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-24.8), North Lincoln (Denver) (-15.1), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-6.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (1.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6194
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%