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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Scots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Chip Williams
League: 4A Sandhills (moving from 4A Southeastern)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

D1 PROSPECTS
Zamir White 6'1" 220 Senior RB
TJ Smith 6'2" 240 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.9
2016 National Rank: #671
2016 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 41.3
2017 National Rank: #662
2017 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #595
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 135-49 (60-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.5
2016 Points Against Average: 10.7
2016 Differential: +27.8
2016 Wins: #1237 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (20-13), #1491 Richmond (Rockingham) (21-0), #2303 Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville) (51-22), #2530 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (49-27), #2775 New Hanover (Wilmington) (40-14), #3025 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (66-28), #4070 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (20-0), #4618 New Bern (47-8), #4698 South View (Hope Mills) (41-7), #5459 Independence (Charlotte) (33-0), #5582 Lumberton (63-7), #6456 Hoke County (Raeford) (28-2), #7738 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (56-0), #7897 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (36-6)
2016 Losses: #625 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (27-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 98-85
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A Southeastern), 2015 (4A Southeastern), 2014 (4A Southeastern), 2013 (4A Conference 16), 2012 (4A Southeastern), 2011 (4A Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/17 vs Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 8/25 at Hillside (Durham), 9/15 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/22 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/29 at Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/6 Hoke County (Raeford), 10/13 Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 10/20 Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 10/27 at Lumberton, 11/3 Richmond (Rockingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (37.4), Hillside (Durham) (32.2), Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (-5.4), Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (5.2), Hoke County (Raeford) (9.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (20.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1773
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 39%



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