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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Scott Cloninger
League: 2A Southern District 7
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Latarus Dameron 5'10" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.68
Jordon Easter 6'0" 185 Senior S/QB 4.69
Nathan Baker 6'2" 225 Senior DE/OL 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Darian Roseboro 6'4" 285 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players, Athleticism, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth/Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2014 National Rank: #2396
2014 State Rank: #65
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2015 National Rank: #2464
2015 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2278
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 121-48 (60-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 35.6
2014 Points Against Average: 18.4
2014 Differential: +17.2
2014 Wins: #2044 South Point (Belmont) (14-13), #5209 Parkwood (Monroe) (28-12), #5732 Bandys (Catawba) (29-16), #5980 Newton-Conover (Newton) (51-8), #5980 Newton-Conover (Newton) (48-14), #6508 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (28-14), #7880 Maiden (62-32), #8614 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (43-14), #8680 North Gaston (Dallas) (48-9), #8751 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (37-14), #12886 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (57-2)
2014 Losses: #756 East Lincoln (Denver) (49-27), #756 East Lincoln (Denver) (35-14), #4723 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (26-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 98-75-2
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2010 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2007 (Southern Piedmont), 2005 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 North Gaston (Dallas) (37-13), 9/11/15 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (43-33), 9/18/15 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 8/28 South Point (Belmont), 9/4 at North Gaston (Dallas), 9/11 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/18 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/2 East Lincoln (Denver), 10/9 Bandys (Catawba), 10/16 at Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/23 Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/30 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 11/6 at Maiden
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Lincoln (Denver) (51.6), South Point (Belmont) (26.3), Newton-Conover (Newton) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bunker Hill (Claremont) (-18.8), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-3.3), North Gaston (Dallas) (-3.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (11.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5267
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%