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GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Michael Palmieri
League: 4A I-Meck (moving from 4A MeCKa)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

D1 PROSPECTS
Jordan Davis 6'6" 300 Senior DT
Jawan Tate 6'7" 265 Senior OT
Charles Johnson 6'4" 310 Senior DT
Knowledge Gainey 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Angel Rivera 6'2" 215 Senior WDE
Kalen Allen 5'11" 210 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
TJ Moore 6'5.5" 290 Senior OT
Eric Douglas 6'5" 295 Senior OT
Grant Gibson 6'1" 305 Senior DT
Ryan Jones 6'2" 215 Senior WR
Keshaun Abel 6'3" 175 Senior WR
Isaac Hampton 6'1" 285 Senior DT
Brian Lassiter II 6'3" 225 Senior SDE
Deonte' Grier 5'10" 170 Senior CB
Larry Matkins 6'0" 195 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.1
2016 National Rank: #561
2016 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 37.4
2017 National Rank: #916
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 44.7
Dynasty National Rank: #115
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 104-32 [113-23 on the field] (52-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.7
2016 Points Against Average: 17.3
2016 Differential: +13.4
2016 Wins: #448 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (35-20), #829 Dillon (SC) (7-3), #1257 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (21-14), #1460 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (21-16), #1460 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (42-21), #1684 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (24-7), #5725 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (49-15), #6159 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (45-7), #8014 Hopewell (Huntersville) (69-8)
2016 Losses: #126 South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC) (17-6), #391 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (38-21), #448 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (42-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 96-57
Recent State Championships: 2015 (4AA), 2014 (4AA), 2013 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 4A MeCKa), 2014 (4A Mecka), 2013 (4A Conference 5), 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/17 vs Scotland (Laurinburg), 8/25 Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/8 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 9/15 at Harding University (Charlotte), 9/22 at Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 9/29 at Lake Norman (Mooresville), 10/6 West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/13 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/20 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 10/27 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 11/3 at Mooresville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (41.8), Scotland (Laurinburg) (41.3), Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (0.8), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (1.1), Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (5.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (34.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1564
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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