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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Danny Wilkins
League: 3A/4A Mountain
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Pete Leota 6'4.5" 300 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2015 National Rank: #2762
2015 State Rank: #80
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.9
2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.4
2016 National Rank: #1973
2016 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #931
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 138-32-1 (72-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.9
2015 Points Against Average: 17.8
2015 Differential: +14.1
2015 Wins: #3097 Franklin (34-20), #3553 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (20-12), #5823 Pisgah (Canton) (27-9), #6809 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (28-21), #6835 North Buncombe (Weaverville) (53-10), #7222 Newton-Conover (Newton) (35-21), #7692 McDowell (Marion) (54-7), #9548 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (40-6), #11401 Enka (55-7)
2015 Losses: #787 Weddington (Matthews) (30-17), #1059 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (51-14), #3530 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (20-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 73-69
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (4A/3A Conference 1), 2011 (4A/3A Mountain), 2009 (4A/3A Mountain), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mountain), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mountain), 2005 (Mountain), 2003 (Mountain Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Franklin, 8/26 Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/1 at Pisgah (Canton), 9/9 at Southern Lee (Sanford), 9/23 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem), 9/30 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 10/7 at Enka, 10/14 McDowell (Marion), 10/21 at Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville), 10/28 North Buncombe (Weaverville), 11/3 at Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (28.5), Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (24.2), Franklin (23)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Enka (-9.3), Newton-Conover (Newton) (-7.1), North Buncombe (Weaverville) (-6.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (14.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4917
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%



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