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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Vegas Gold/Blue
Coach: Jason Battle
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sherrod Greene 6'1" 220 Senior OLB
Artavious Richardson 6'2" 225 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.4
2016 National Rank: #775
2016 State Rank: #20
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.3
2017 National Rank: #1595
2017 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1460
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 134-49-1 (49-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.3
2016 Points Against Average: 18.6
2016 Differential: +11.7
2016 Wins: #766 Havelock (34-33), #1364 Southern Nash (Bailey) (27-21), #2183 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (28-17), #2462 Southern Guilford (Greensboro) (49-20), #2938 Southern Lee (Sanford) (30-28), #3699 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (28-14), #3735 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (66-41), #4070 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (20-14), #5049 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (14-7), #5418 South Granville (Creedmoor) (48-0), #6025 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (47-14), #6456 Hoke County (Raeford) (35-14), #7155 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (17-0)
2016 Losses: #262 Middle Creek (Apex) (37-25), #567 South Point (Belmont) (16-7), #1364 Southern Nash (Bailey) (21-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 143-69
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2008 (NEW 6), 2007 (NEW 6), 2005 (NEW), 2004 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Middle Creek (Apex), 8/25 at Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 8/31 at Hertford County (Ahoskie), 9/8 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 9/15 at Havelock, 9/22 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 10/6 Franklinton, 10/13 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/20 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/27 Southern Nash (Bailey)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Middle Creek (Apex) (39.2), Southern Nash (Bailey) (33.6), Havelock (32.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (-4), Franklinton (2.1), Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (7.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (26.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1791
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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