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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kelly Holder
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jackson Smith 6'4" 205 Junior LB/ATH
Gabriel King 6'1" 220 Junior OL/DL
Clayton Cogdill 6'0" 190 Junior LB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, LBs, Kicking Game Solid
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At All Skill Positions, Finding A QB/RB Will Be Key

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2014 National Rank: #5273
2014 State Rank: #153
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 2.8
2015 National Rank: #7144
2015 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4150
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 133-31 (74-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 30.9
2014 Points Against Average: 10.8
2014 Differential: +20.1
2014 Wins: #3768 Starmount (Boonville) (28-17), #5014 West Stokes (King) (24-13), #6835 Walkertown (21-14), #8827 Surry Central (Dobson) (35-0), #9285 North Surry (Mt. Airy) (35-28), #9708 Thomasville (22-8), #10362 Carroll County (Hillsville, VA) (55-7), #11865 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (30-0), #12325 Atkins [Simon G.] (Winston-Salem) (42-0), #13915 North Stokes (Danbury) (56-0)
2014 Losses: #5086 Swain County (Bryson City) (14-0), #5555 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (28-23)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-74
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Conference 5), 2012 (2A/1A Northwest), 2010 (2A/1A Northwest), 2009 (2A/1A Northwest), 2008 (Northwest), 2007 (Northwest), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Starmount (Boonville), 8/28 vs West Stokes (King), 9/3 at Elkin, 9/11 North Surry (Mt. Airy), 9/18 at Surry Central (Dobson), 10/2 North Stokes (Danbury), 10/9 at Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem), 10/16 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 10/23 Atkins [Simon G.] (Winston-Salem), 10/30 at Walkertown, 11/6 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Stokes (King) (18), East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (13.3), Walkertown (10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-37.9), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-30.7), Elkin (-23.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (-2.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #310
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10243
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%