GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tim Laspada
League: 3A Coastal (moving from 3A Conference 17)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #57
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Markuise Hemby 5'7.5" 145 Junior HB/CB 4.54
Buddy Radel 6'0" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.46
Marquise Hodges 5'9" 150 Sophomore ATH/CB 4.70
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
DeAndre Thompkins 6'0" 175 Senior WR 4.4 [Penn State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Youth
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 15.1
2013 National Rank: #4405
2013 State Rank: #132
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.7
2014 National Rank: #6264
2014 State Rank: #188
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9
Dynasty National Rank: #10990
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 40-83 (15-59 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 24.9
2013 Points Against Average: 20.8
2013 Differential: +4.1
2013 Wins: #3024 West Craven (Vanceboro) (23-13), #5854 West Carteret (Morehead City) (27-14), #6738 Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington) (26-6), #6869 Lejeune (Camp Lejeune) (36-7), #6943 White Oak (Jacksonville) (20-6), #8364 Richlands (44-13), #11706 Croatan (Newport) (29-6), #11734 Bertie (Windsor) (45-22)
2013 Losses: #323 Havelock (57-0), #2807 Jacksonville (28-14), #3010 Southern Nash (Bailey) (51-21), #3173 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (27-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 84-66
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Lejeune (Camp Lejeune) (26-0), 8/29/14 Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington) (24-7), 9/5/14 Bertie (Windsor) (30-27)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Lejeune (Camp Lejeune), 8/29 at Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington), 9/5 at Bertie (Windsor), 9/12 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 9/19 Croatan (Newport), 9/26 at Jacksonville, 10/3 White Oak (Jacksonville), 10/10 Havelock, 10/17 West Carteret (Morehead City), 10/31 at West Craven (Vanceboro), 11/7 at Richlands
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (52.1), Jacksonville (24.6), Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bertie (Windsor) (-17.9), Croatan (Newport) (-17.2), Richlands (-9.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (11.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4952
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%