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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Brad Baker
League: 4A Mecka (moving from 4A Conference 5)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Beasley 6'2" 175 Senior QB 4.98
Trevor Lowery 5'10" 195 Senior LB 4.70
LaDante Daniels 5'11" 185 Senior OLB/S 4.64

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At QB, Kicking Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2013 National Rank: #4818
2013 State Rank: #145
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.7
2014 National Rank: #5281
2014 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4036
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 58-71 [57-72 on the field] (30-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.6
2013 Points Against Average: 30.9
2013 Differential: -10.3
2013 Wins: #3756 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (28-26), #7985 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (47-8), #9256 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (30-14), #9881 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (23-22)
2013 Losses: #31 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (55-7), #736 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (37-14), #841 Independence (Charlotte) (42-0), #2218 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (30-14), #2711 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (28-6), #3561 Hopewell (Huntersville) (47-34), #3698 Myers Park (Charlotte) (31-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-66
Recent League Championships: 2006 (MECA-6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (38-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 8/29 at Independence (Charlotte), 9/5 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/19 at Myers Park (Charlotte), 9/26 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 10/2 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/10 Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/17 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 10/24 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/31 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 11/7 Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (65), Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (57.4), Independence (Charlotte) (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-5.6), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (-4.8), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-0.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1089
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%