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GENERAL
Nickname: Bucks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Paris
League: 4A Southeastern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #74

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8

TOP PLAYERS
Donovan Wirt 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.7
Jacob Rushing 5'8" 200 Senior TB 4.6
Brandon Smith 5'7" 155 Senior ATH/WR 4.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed/Quickness, Much Improved Strength, Improved Depth
Team Weaknesses: OL Very Young

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6547
2014 State Rank: #192
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 7
2015 National Rank: #6114
2015 State Rank: #179
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4078
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 60-82 [59-83 on the field] (24-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 20.5
2014 Points Against Average: 38.8
2014 Differential: -18.3
2014 Wins: #4232 Lumberton (48-42), #7487 South View (Hope Mills) (28-22), #10692 Westover (Fayetteville) (34-30), #11986 Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington) (34-6)
2014 Losses: #678 Scotland (Laurinburg) (43-9), #758 Richmond (Rockingham) (53-14), #1346 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (49-18), #1588 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (48-0), #2566 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (49-0), #3546 Sun Valley (Monroe) (49-20), #5864 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (36-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 70-61
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 New Hanover (Wilmington), 8/28 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/5 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 9/11 South View (Hope Mills), 9/18 at Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 9/25 at Rocky Mount, 10/9 Richmond (Rockingham), 10/16 Lumberton, 10/23 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 10/30 at Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 11/6 Pinecrest (Southern Pines)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (53.3), Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (44.1), Richmond (Rockingham) (42.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (-2.6), South View (Hope Mills) (-0.3), Rocky Mount (12.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1285
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%