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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Maroon/Black/White
Coach: Rod Sink
League: 4A CAP-8 (moving from 4A Conference 11)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Drew 5'10" 210 Senior LB/P
Kelton Whitehead 5'10.5" 220 Senior RB/ATH 4.50
Omari Williams 5'9" 175 Senior WR/S

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Shelton 5'10" 170 Senior DB [Brigham Young]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Experience, QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.4
2013 National Rank: #1378
2013 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.2
2014 National Rank: #1951
2014 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2651
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 92-45 (42-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.6
2013 Points Against Average: 23
2013 Differential: +9.6
2013 Wins: #545 Wake Forest (32-26), #1173 Middle Creek (Apex) (34-24), #1940 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (34-31), #2498 Heritage (Wake Forest) (28-13), #2917 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (34-27), #3767 Holly Springs (40-28), #3848 Green Hope (Cary) (14-13), #4791 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (42-11), #6325 Northern (Durham) (37-7), #7334 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (55-35), #9866 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (39-21)
2013 Losses: #1135 Millbrook (Raleigh) (40-19), #1135 Millbrook (Raleigh) (23-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-81
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Conference 11), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Cap-8), 2005 (Cap-7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Northern (Durham) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Holly Springs, 9/5 at Northern (Durham), 9/12 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 9/19 at Middle Creek (Apex), 9/26 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/3 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 10/10 at Wake Forest, 10/17 Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/24 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 10/31 at Heritage (Wake Forest), 11/7 Leesville Road (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wake Forest (54.6), Millbrook (Raleigh) (38.3), Middle Creek (Apex) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-8.3), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (2.5), Northern (Durham) (6.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (22.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1671
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%