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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Brian Harrington
League: 3A Big Eight
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Montel Goods 5'10" 200 Senior RB 4.5
Brian Harrington 6'0" 200 Senior SS/WR 4.65
Michael Queen 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Senior Class, Enthusiastic
Team Weaknesses: Many Holes To Fill Due To Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 27.3
2014 National Rank: #2235
2014 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 18.8
2015 National Rank: #3563
2015 State Rank: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5376
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 101-54 (45-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.3
2014 Points Against Average: 15.3
2014 Differential: +23
2014 Wins: #1809 Chapel Hill (52-33), #4108 Southern Lee (Sanford) (14-8), #4643 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (31-6), #8428 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (45-6), #9647 Carrboro (56-14), #9962 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (46-0), #10558 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) (37-7), #10879 Northern Vance (Henderson) (56-7), #12928 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (65-0)
2014 Losses: #305 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (56-26), #894 Southern (Durham) (33-25), #1533 Orange (Hillsborough) (14-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-71
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A/1A Carolina 10), 2007 (Mid-State 2A/1A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mid-State)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Southern Nash (Bailey), 8/28 vs Charlotte Latin (Charlotte), 9/7 at Jordan-Matthews (Siler City), 9/11 at Carrboro, 9/18 at Lee County (Sanford), 10/2 Orange (Hillsborough), 10/9 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 10/16 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 10/23 at Southern (Durham), 10/30 at Northern Vance (Henderson), 11/6 Chapel Hill
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) (39.7), Chapel Hill (38.6), Orange (Hillsborough) (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Carrboro (-16.2), Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) (-13.7), Northern Vance (Henderson) (-13.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (13 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #156
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4584
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%