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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bobby Curlings
League: 4A/3A Conference 14 (moving from 4A Mideastern)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Cody Purdie 5'10" 175 Senior DB [East Carolina]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jachin Watkins 6'0" 215 Senior RB 4.57 [UNC Charlotte]
Chandler Powell 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.47 [Navy]
Bra'lon Cherry 5'11.5" 180 Senior ATH 4.41 [North Carolina State]
Christian Matau 6'3" 315 Senior OL 5.3 [East Carolina]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 59.5
2012 National Rank: #82
2012 State Rank: #3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 55.1
2013 National Rank: #121
2013 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #773
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 51-14-1 (23-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 15-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 43
2012 Points Against Average: 15.2
2012 Differential: +27.8
2012 Wins: #158 Havelock (34-33), #336 Scotland (Laurinburg) (23-6), #362 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (39-38), #616 New Hanover (Wilmington) (63-34), #616 New Hanover (Wilmington) (49-35), #1130 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (41-17), #1130 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (39-7), #1792 Hillside (Durham) (40-20), #3449 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (48-7), #4016 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (48-7), #4016 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (47-2), #4048 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (19-7), #5231 Nash Central (Nashville) (56-7), #6428 West Craven (Vanceboro) (44-8), #8252 Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington) (55-0)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 117-64
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2007 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (4A Mideastern), 2011 (4A Mideastern), 2010 (4A Mideastern), 2007 (Coastal), 2003 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/24 Hillside (Durham), 8/30 Havelock, 9/6 at West Craven (Vanceboro), 9/13 at Jacksonville, 9/20 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington), 9/27 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 10/4 at Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 10/11 South Central (Winterville), 10/25 at Southern Wayne (Dudley), 11/1 at Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 11/8 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (50.8), Hillside (Durham) (36.1), Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (32.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-10.6), Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (1.7), South Central (Winterville) (3.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 (31.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2332
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%



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