GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Brian Foster
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #25
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Tahj Deans 6'2" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.57
Jaquay Mitchell 5'11" 165 Senior RB/C 4.51
Zack Foster 6'2" 170 Senior QB/FS 4.75
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Players On Lines
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 21.4
2014 National Rank: #3180
2014 State Rank: #92
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 20.9
2015 National Rank: #3157
2015 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3961
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 79-62 (30-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 25.7
2014 Points Against Average: 19.9
2014 Differential: +5.8
2014 Wins: #2141 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (42-35), #3329 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (33-16), #3446 Rocky Mount (28-21), #4627 Tarboro (46-27), #5358 Roanoke Rapids (38-21), #5698 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (22-7), #6090 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (7-6), #6181 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (35-28), #10640 Nash Central (Nashville) (25-6)
2014 Losses: #1481 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (24-17), #4824 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (18-7), #6251 Bunn (31-27), #6482 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (19-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 97-68
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Northwood (Pittsboro), 8/28 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson), 9/3 Bunn, 9/11 at South Johnston (Four Oaks), 9/18 at Tarboro, 9/25 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden), 10/9 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/16 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 10/23 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/30 at Rocky Mount, 11/6 Nash Central (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (33.4), Northwood (Pittsboro) (18.8), Bunn (15.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Nash Central (Nashville) (-9.1), Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (3.2), Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (3.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (13.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4249
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%