GENERAL
Nickname: Imps
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Mike Kirst
League: 4A Triangle 6 (moving from 4A Southwest Wake)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #74
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Justin Rodgers 5'10" 185 Senior 4.7
Keeyon Hicks 5'11" 190 Senior 4.5
Cris Washington 6'0" 200 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Liam Ryan 6'3" 290 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience, Competition At Every Position
Team Weaknesses: Only 2 OL Starters Returning
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -19.8
2016 National Rank: #11559
2016 State Rank: #335
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.7
2017 National Rank: #9790
2017 State Rank: #288
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #4951
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 77-89 [75-91 on the field] (43-56 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-10
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.6
2016 Points Against Average: 48
2016 Differential: -29.4
2016 Wins: #12113 Apex Friendship (Apex) (27-12)
2016 Losses: #262 Middle Creek (Apex) (65-0), #776 Garner (53-12), #3466 Holly Springs (69-14), #4144 Fuquay-Varina (45-6), #5418 Green Hope (Cary) (39-14), #6134 Panther Creek (Cary) (47-10), #7329 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (82-34), #7628 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (26-16), #10210 Apex (35-34), #10230 East Wake (Wendell) (55-38)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-68
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Tri-Seven)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Hoke County (Raeford), 8/25 at Fuquay-Varina, 8/31 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/8 at Apex, 9/15 Holly Springs, 9/22 at Clayton, 10/6 Green Hope (Cary), 10/13 at Panther Creek (Cary), 10/20 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/27 at Riverside (Durham), 11/3 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holly Springs (20.8), Fuquay-Varina (14.2), Green Hope (Cary) (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-5.8), Apex (-3.9), Panther Creek (Cary) (-0.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5418
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%