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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Paul Hoggard
League: 4A Southeastern (moving from 4A Conference 16)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Norton 6'2" 290 Senior OL 5.40
Cyrus Stanback 6'1" 290 Senior DL 5.00
Miles Grant 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 38.6
2013 National Rank: #887
2013 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2014 National Rank: #1731
2014 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.4
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 129-22-1 (59-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 40
2013 Points Against Average: 26.6
2013 Differential: +13.4
2013 Wins: #442 Myrtle Beach (SC) (64-30), #817 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (37-13), #1867 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (62-37), #2711 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (41-33), #3756 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (55-27), #4325 Anson (Wadesboro) (56-27), #5710 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (50-0), #7039 Hoke County (Raeford) (35-23), #7166 Lumberton (55-6)
2013 Losses: #229 Scotland (Laurinburg) (49-14), #280 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (49-32), #450 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (31-12), #1659 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 106-64
Recent State Championships: 2008 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-Southeastern), 2006 (Mid-Southeastern), 2005 (Midsoutheastern), 2004 (Mid-Southeastern), 2003 (Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (21-14), 8/29/14 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (41-19), 9/5/14 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (42-37)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Rocky River (Mint Hill), 8/29 at Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC), 9/5 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 9/12 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/19 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/26 Anson (Wadesboro), 10/10 Hoke County (Raeford), 10/17 at Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/24 at Lumberton, 10/31 Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 11/7 Scotland (Laurinburg)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (57), Scotland (Laurinburg) (55.4), Rocky River (Mint Hill) (45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hoke County (Raeford) (-4.1), Lumberton (5.7), Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (9.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4 (28.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #701
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%