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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Michael Palmieri
League: 4A MeCKa (moving from 4A Mecka)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
TJ Moore 6'5.5" 280 Senior OL
Ryan Jones 6'2" 215 Senior WR
Grant Gibson 6'1" 305 Senior DT
Eric Douglas 6'5" 280 Senior OL
Isaac Hampton 6'1" 240 Senior ILB
Deonte' Grier 5'10" 170 Senior CB
Larry Matkins 6'0" 195 Senior OLB
Jacobe Clement 6'0" 175 Senior DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Thaddeus Moss 6'3" 240 Senior TE
Josh Brown 6'2.5" 205 Senior DE
De'jour Simpson 6'3" 330 Senior OL
Corey Sutton 6'2" 195 Senior WR
Thomas Gordon 5'11" 165 Senior WR
Tharon Ingram 6'1" 225 Senior LB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 65.3
2015 National Rank: #36
2015 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 63.5
2016 National Rank: #78
2016 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 44.5
Dynasty National Rank: #112
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19
Dynasty Record: 95-29 [104-20 on the field] (47-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 39.8
2015 Points Against Average: 15.8
2015 Differential: +24
2015 Wins: #170 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (41-38), #231 McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD) (28-7), #286 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (49-6), #291 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (24-10), #291 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (35-30), #413 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (44-0), #801 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (37-27), #926 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (22-21), #1496 Independence (Charlotte) (58-6), #1811 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (35-23), #3199 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (51-3), #4651 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (42-13), #6609 Hopewell (Huntersville) (43-6), #10750 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (70-0)
2015 Losses: #139 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (31-29), #413 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (31-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 129-74
Recent State Championships: 2015 (4AA), 2014 (4AA), 2013 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A Mecka), 2013 (4A Conference 5), 2012 (4A I-Meck), 2011 (4A I-Meck), 2010 (4A I-Meck), 2009 (4A I-Meck)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 11
Streak List: 10/16/15 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (22-21), 10/23/15 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (37-27), 11/6/15 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (35-23), 11/13/15 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (51-3), 11/20/15 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (35-30), 11/27/15 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (44-0), 12/4/15 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (41-38), 12/12/15 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (49-6), 8/19/16 Dillon (SC) (7-3), 8/26/16 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (35-20), 9/3/16 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Dillon (SC), 8/26 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/3 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC), 9/16 at South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC), 9/23 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 9/30 Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/7 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/14 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/21 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 11/4 at North Mecklenburg (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (51.8), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (50.3), Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (50.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hopewell (Huntersville) (-4.7), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (3.3), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (26.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 (39.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #284
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%



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