GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Reginald Lucas
League: 4A CAP-8
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Xach Gill 6'5" 280 Senior DE
Darius Hodge 6'2" 245 Senior LB 4.6
Devon Lawrence 6'0" 200 Junior RB 4.4
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dexter Lawrence 6'4" 325 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent/Speed/Power, 6 Starters From Front 7 Defensively Return, Solid Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: No Senior Starters Offensively, All New Secondary, Lost All-American DL To Graduation
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2015 National Rank: #1054
2015 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 46.2
2016 National Rank: #430
2016 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1047
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18
Dynasty Record: 136-42 (65-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 41.5
2015 Points Against Average: 8.5
2015 Differential: +33
2015 Wins: #2457 Millbrook (Raleigh) (28-7), #2882 Wakefield (Raleigh) (16-3), #5221 Rolesville (48-0), #5274 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (59-14), #5466 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (38-6), #5571 Panther Creek (Cary) (48-20), #6146 Heritage (Wake Forest) (63-6), #6334 Apex (50-3), #6378 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (45-6), #6405 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (26-9), #9412 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (50-7), #11833 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (48-0)
2015 Losses: #286 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (30-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-86
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Cap-8), 2009 (4A Cap-7), 2008 (CAP 7), 2007 (CAP 7), 2006 (tied for 1st; CAP 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/19/16 Panther Creek (Cary) (49-6), 8/26/16 Apex (56-7)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Panther Creek (Cary), 8/26 Apex, 9/2 at Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 9/9 Rolesville, 9/23 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/30 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/7 Wakefield (Raleigh), 10/14 at Heritage (Wake Forest), 10/21 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/28 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 11/4 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wakefield (Raleigh) (34.9), Rolesville (20.5), Leesville Road (Raleigh) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-21.8), Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-6.2), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (14.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4658
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81%