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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Carolina Blue/White
Coach: Ryan Habich
League: 3A/4A Northwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 15.2
2015 National Rank: #4428
2015 State Rank: #134
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2016 National Rank: #3722
2016 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5853
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 83-75 (38-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 38.6
2015 Points Against Average: 27
2015 Differential: +11.6
2015 Wins: #4104 Hibriten (Lenoir) (36-22), #6420 St. Stephens (Hickory) (34-14), #7478 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (42-22), #7977 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (49-27), #8352 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (42-20), #10100 Hickory (62-19), #11710 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (54-0), #12334 Avery County (Newland) (34-13)
2015 Losses: #1059 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (43-15), #1324 Freedom (Morganton) (54-21), #2138 South Caldwell (Hudson) (48-35), #3419 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (42-39)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-78
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (48-47), 9/2/16 Avery County (Newland) (55-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 8/26 Ashe County (West Jefferson), 9/2 Avery County (Newland), 9/9 at Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 9/23 at St. Stephens (Hickory), 9/30 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/7 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/14 at Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/21 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 10/28 at Hickory, 11/4 South Caldwell (Hudson)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Morganton) (28), Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (24.2), Hibriten (Lenoir) (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Avery County (Newland) (-32.6), Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-19.1), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-3.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (8.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6709
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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