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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kelly Holder
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Donovan Greene Junior WR
Ian Holder Senior QB/WR
Ryan Edwards Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2016 National Rank: #4445
2016 State Rank: #128
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2017 National Rank: #5328
2017 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4295
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 154-38 (83-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36
2016 Points Against Average: 10.5
2016 Differential: +25.5
2016 Wins: #6500 Surry Central (Dobson) (42-7), #7843 Whiteville (38-12), #8499 West Stokes (King) (21-7), #8726 Walkertown (42-14), #9007 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (49-6), #9392 North Surry (Mount Airy) (35-14), #9601 Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem) (43-8), #11590 South Stanly (Norwood) (46-0), #12318 Starmount (Boonville) (28-12), #12980 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (49-0), #13386 Atkins [Simon G.] (Winston-Salem) (52-18), #13428 Elkin (62-7), #14314 North Stokes (Danbury) (2-0)
2016 Losses: #2929 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (31-21), #9007 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (21-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-101
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A Conference 5), 2012 (2A/1A Northwest), 2010 (2A/1A Northwest), 2009 (2A/1A Northwest), 2008 (Northwest), 2007 (Northwest), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Starmount (Boonville), 8/25 West Stokes (King), 8/31 at Elkin, 9/8 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/15 North Surry (Mount Airy), 9/22 at Surry Central (Dobson), 10/6 North Stokes (Danbury), 10/13 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 10/20 at Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem), 10/27 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 11/3 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (1.1), West Stokes (King) (-0.7), Surry Central (Dobson) (-3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-46), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-42), Elkin (-30.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3 (-9.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #384
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12691
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%