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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Lamot 6'2" 210 Senior QB 4.65
Jonah Melton 6'4" 285 Junior OL 5.4
James Dodson 6'3" 270 Senior DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year Returning Starter At QB, OL
Team Weaknesses: Lost All WRs, Have To Rely On Young Players To Grow Up Early

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2014 National Rank: #1759
2014 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.4
2015 National Rank: #1245
2015 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2300
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 118-46 (57-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 45.4
2014 Points Against Average: 25.3
2014 Differential: +20.1
2014 Wins: #305 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (32-28), #3569 Western Alamance (Elon) (43-42), #4061 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (42-14), #4108 Southern Lee (Sanford) (39-20), #6181 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (54-14), #6592 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (42-25), #6899 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (42-26), #7259 Graham (56-49), #8550 South Brunswick (Southport) (49-18), #9477 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (49-0), #9531 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (48-16), #10208 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (63-18), #10761 Southern Alamance (Graham) (49-21)
2014 Losses: #458 Havelock (63-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 85-88
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2008 (Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/21/15 Graham (56-14), 8/28/15 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (34-0), 9/4/15 Southern Alamance (Graham) (41-7), 9/11/15 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (55-6), 9/18/15 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (31-13)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Graham, 8/28 at Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/4 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/11 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 9/18 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/25 Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 10/2 at Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 10/9 Western Alamance (Elon), 10/23 at Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/30 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 11/6 at Northeast Guilford (McLeansville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (40.1), Western Alamance (Elon) (27.2), Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-8.6), Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (-7.5), Southern Alamance (Graham) (-4.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (11.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5179
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%