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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Vegas Gold/Green
Coach: Joe Evans
League: 4A Southwestern (moving from 4A Conference 6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adonnis Alexander 6'2" 215 Senior DB/OLB 4.40 [Virginia Tech]
Christian Colon 6'2" 290 Junior DL 4.85
Kelvin Hopkins 5'9" 190 Senior QB/P 4.75 [Army]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tony Adams 6'2" 310 Senior OL [NC State]
Isaiah Robinson 6'0" 220 Senior RB [Wake Forest]
Workpeh Kofa 6'1" 185 Senior WR [Charlotte]
Chris Wade 6'4" 275 Senior OL
Jamiek Davis 6'1" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Balanced Offense, Returning Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2013 National Rank: #841
2013 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2014 National Rank: #939
2014 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 43.7
Dynasty National Rank: #113
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 132-25 (63-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 39.1
2013 Points Against Average: 17.8
2013 Differential: +21.3
2013 Wins: #736 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (13-10), #817 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (21-14), #2097 Olympic (Charlotte) (21-8), #3698 Myers Park (Charlotte) (49-7), #4057 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (49-0), #4818 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (42-0), #7985 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (69-0), #10406 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (69-0)
2013 Losses: #280 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (43-42), #280 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (46-39), #736 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (28-27), #1219 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (40-33), #1626 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (35-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 89-71
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4AA), 2005 (4AA), 2004 (4AA), 2003 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southwestern 4A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwestern 4A), 2006 (Southwestern 4A), 2005 (Southwestern 4A), 2004 (ME-CA 8), 2003 (ME-CA 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (49-0), 8/29/14 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (28-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 8/29 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 9/5 at Olympic (Charlotte), 9/12 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/19 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 9/26 at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/2 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail), 10/17 at Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 10/24 Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/31 Rocky River (Mint Hill), 11/7 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (57.4), Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (57), Rocky River (Mint Hill) (45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-10.8), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-0.1), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (9.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (30 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #737
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%