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GENERAL
Coach: Jason McGeorge
League: 4A CAP-8 (moving from 4A Conference 11)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jeff Gemmell 6'3" 220 Senior DE/TE 4.53 [Charlotte]
Gershom Ejoni 6'5" 190 Senior WR/DE 4.39
Matt Baker 6'0" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.44

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Trey Ratliff 6'5" 275 Senior OL 5.3 [Army]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Team Speed, Very Physical
Team Weaknesses: OL Play Is Essential For Success

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.1
2013 National Rank: #2498
2013 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2014 National Rank: #1826
2014 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5262
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.6
Dynasty Record: 15-20 [14-21 on the field] (8-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 25.8
2013 Points Against Average: 28
2013 Differential: -2.2
2013 Wins: #876 Knightdale (23-22), #1940 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (30-7), #3767 Holly Springs (49-21), #5013 East Wake (Wendell) (41-35), #7334 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (56-33), #9866 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (39-12)
2013 Losses: #229 Scotland (Laurinburg) (56-21), #545 Wake Forest (37-7), #1135 Millbrook (Raleigh) (21-16), #1378 Wakefield (Raleigh) (28-13), #1399 Panther Creek (Cary) (44-0), #2917 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 93-60
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 Holly Springs (13-7), 8/29/14 Rolesville (39-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Holly Springs, 8/29 Rolesville, 9/5 Knightdale, 9/12 at East Wake (Wendell), 9/26 at Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/3 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/10 at Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 10/17 Wake Forest, 10/24 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/31 Wakefield (Raleigh), 11/7 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wake Forest (54.6), Millbrook (Raleigh) (38.3), Knightdale (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-8.3), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (2.5), East Wake (Wendell) (6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (28.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1798
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%