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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jonah Melton Senior OL
Kendrell Ruffin Senior WR
Tra Boseman Junior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
John Lamot 6'2" 200 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Large Roster Size, Players Moving Up From JV Will Have To Grow Up Early, OL Returns 3 Starters
Team Weaknesses: Varsity Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 38.2
2015 National Rank: #974
2015 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 39.6
2016 National Rank: #815
2016 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2063
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 132-47 (65-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 39.9
2015 Points Against Average: 16.9
2015 Differential: +23
2015 Wins: #1358 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (31-13), #1426 Western Alamance (Elon) (48-37), #1521 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (41-33), #2106 Southern Nash (Bailey) (35-20), #2140 Southern Guilford (Greensboro) (26-20), #4318 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (35-7), #4423 Southern Alamance (Graham) (41-7), #5168 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (41-6), #5457 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (35-15), #6712 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (34-0), #8409 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (45-20), #8841 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (55-6), #8971 Graham (56-14), #9120 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (55-14)
2015 Losses: #762 Rocky Mount (42-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 98-91
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2008 (Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Graham (49-0), 8/26/16 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (43-0), 9/2/16 Southern Alamance (Graham) (26-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Graham, 8/26 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/2 Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/9 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 9/16 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/23 at Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/30 Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 10/7 at Western Alamance (Elon), 10/21 Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/28 at Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 11/4 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Western Alamance (Elon) (24.4), Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (23.2), Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Graham (-13.3), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-8), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (-4.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (17.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #156
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5122
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%