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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Jeff Snuffer
League: 3A Mid-State (moving from 3A Conference 10)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Lent 6'4" 220 Senior TE/P 4.80
Donovan Apple 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.50
Blake Deatherage 6'3" 190 Senior LB 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brock Deatherage 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.8
2013 National Rank: #2091
2013 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.8
2014 National Rank: #1868
2014 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1243
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 122-32 [121-33 on the field] (55-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 30.5
2013 Points Against Average: 13.4
2013 Differential: +17.1
2013 Wins: #1898 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (10-7), #3709 Southern Alamance (Graham) (27-21), #3891 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (38-14), #5250 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (55-14), #6194 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (24-0), #6709 Graham (42-26), #7048 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (27-7), #7412 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (34-21), #7705 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (41-6), #8603 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (37-0), #10645 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (31-0)
2013 Losses: #447 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (30-7), #1898 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (28-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-85
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 3A Conference 10), 2010, 2007 (Triad), 2006 (Triad), 2005 (tied for 1st; Triad)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (30-25), 8/29/14 Southern Alamance (Graham) (42-14), 9/5/14 Graham (55-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 8/29 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/5 Graham, 9/12 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/19 Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/26 at Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 10/10 Eastern Alamance (Mebane), 10/17 Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/24 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 10/31 at Northeast Guilford (McLeansville), 11/7 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (51), Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (22.7), Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (19.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-8.8), Rockingham County (Wentworth) (-5.6), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (-4.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (12.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4174
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%