GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Brian Foster
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
DaeOne Wilkins 5'10.5" 200 S/LB 4.5
Kendrick Bell 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.5
Nadir Thompson 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.4
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Both DEs
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2016 National Rank: #1369
2016 State Rank: #34
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2017 National Rank: #1241
2017 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3317
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 100-67 (39-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.4
2016 Points Against Average: 11.8
2016 Differential: +22.6
2016 Wins: #766 Rocky Mount (21-10), #3134 Bunn (31-16), #3206 Tarboro (21-10), #4070 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (28-18), #5049 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (28-11), #5049 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (30-15), #5725 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (42-14), #5979 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (49-0), #6025 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (49-14), #6287 Northwood (Pittsboro) (44-13), #6594 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (48-0), #7155 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (35-6)
2016 Losses: #766 Rocky Mount (27-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 103-67
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Green Hope (Cary), 8/25 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 8/31 Bunn, 9/8 at West Johnston (Benson), 9/15 Wake Forest, 9/22 White Oak (Jacksonville), 10/6 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/13 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 10/20 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/27 at Rocky Mount, 11/3 Franklinton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wake Forest (65.6), Rocky Mount (30.3), Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (18)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: White Oak (Jacksonville) (-11.7), Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (-4), Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (17.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%