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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Randy Raper
League: 3A Conference 14 (moving from 3A Big East)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #54

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 0-10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kendrick Richardson 6'2" 220 Senior WR/LB 4.50
Kyree Clark 6'1" 220 Senior TE/LB 4.70
Jacob Green 6'1" 200 Junior QB/S 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Quay Mann 5'9" 185 Senior DB 4.41 [Duke]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2012 National Rank: #7350
2012 State Rank: #214
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2013 National Rank: #6079
2013 State Rank: #179
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6378
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 17-39 [16-40 on the field] (7-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 2-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 20
2012 Points Against Average: 33.2
2012 Differential: -13.2
2012 Wins: #7199 South Central (Winterville) (17-14), #10422 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (35-22)
2012 Losses: #618 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (40-0), #1146 Tarboro (47-35), #2142 Southern Nash (Bailey) (35-14), #3300 Rocky Mount (25-9), #4048 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (47-42), #4424 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (42-21), #5231 Nash Central (Nashville) (33-7), #5445 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (27-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 61-53
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 3A Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 8/30 at Northeastern (Elizabeth City), 9/6 at Tarboro, 9/13 at Warren County (Warrenton), 9/20 Southern Vance (Henderson), 9/27 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 10/11 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/18 at Southern Nash (Bailey), 10/25 at Nash Central (Nashville), 11/1 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 11/8 Rocky Mount
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (40.9), Tarboro (28.7), Southern Nash (Bailey) (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Warren County (Warrenton) (-15.1), Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-14.5), Corinth Holders (Wendell) (-0.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3983
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%