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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Bennett Johnson
League: 2A East Central (moving from 2A Eastern Carolina)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #112

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -30.6
2016 National Rank: #12999
2016 State Rank: #381
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -36.4
2017 National Rank: #13437
2017 State Rank: #392
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7906
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.3
Dynasty Record: 81-88-1 (42-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-10
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 13.5
2016 Points Against Average: 39.5
2016 Differential: -26
2016 Wins: #8106 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (forfeit)
2016 Losses: #5049 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (48-13), #5725 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (48-6), #6594 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (27-6), #7668 Greene Central (Snow Hill) (28-20), #7716 Kinston (49-22), #8900 Farmville Central (Farmville) (36-6), #9272 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (47-24), #10365 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (21-7), #11283 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (20-7), #11743 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (71-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-70
Recent League Championships: 2012 (1A Carolina), 2010 (1A Carolina), 2009 (1A Carolina), 2007 (Eastern Plains)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Hobbton (Newton Grove), 8/25 at Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 9/1 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 9/8 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 9/15 at Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 9/29 Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 10/6 at East Duplin (Beulaville), 10/13 at Clinton, 10/20 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 10/27 Spring Creek (Seven Springs), 11/3 at Midway (Dunn)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (35.5), East Duplin (Beulaville) (34.8), Clinton (31.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hobbton (Newton Grove) (-33.9), Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-22.7), Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (-20.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7621
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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