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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Coach: Beau Williams
League: 3A Coastal (moving from 3A Conference 17)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Nathan McConnell 6'4" 295 Senior OL 5.3

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2013 National Rank: #2807
2013 State Rank: #81
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2014 National Rank: #2546
2014 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6598
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 50-79 (23-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 21.5
2013 Points Against Average: 15.9
2013 Differential: +5.6
2013 Wins: #2859 Northside (Jacksonville) (12-11), #3024 West Craven (Vanceboro) (14-0), #3173 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (13-12), #4405 Swansboro (28-14), #5854 West Carteret (Morehead City) (35-14), #6943 White Oak (Jacksonville) (35-0), #8364 Richlands (35-0), #9361 Topsail (Hampstead) (35-0), #12930 Jones (Trenton) (46-0)
2013 Losses: #323 Havelock (42-0), #992 New Bern (28-0), #3024 West Craven (Vanceboro) (27-7), #3116 North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) (59-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-72
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Jones (Trenton) (49-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 8/29 at Jones (Trenton), 9/5 Northside (Jacksonville), 9/12 at New Bern, 9/19 Topsail (Hampstead), 9/26 Swansboro, 10/3 Havelock, 10/10 West Carteret (Morehead City), 10/24 at West Craven (Vanceboro), 10/31 at Richlands, 11/7 at White Oak (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (52.1), New Bern (38.2), Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jones (Trenton) (-21.3), Richlands (-9.9), Topsail (Hampstead) (-1.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (15.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3465
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%