GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Purple
Coach: Brian Randolph
League: 4A Sandhills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Glenn Young 5'9" 205 Senior RB 4.5
Michael Matthews 6'0" 245 Senior LB 4.6
Erick Martinez 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Line Depth
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2017 National Rank: #3682
2017 State Rank: #94
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2018 National Rank: #3316
2018 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1098
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.1
Dynasty Record: 148-56 [147-57 on the field] (75-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.6
2017 Points Against Average: 22.9
2017 Differential: +1.7
2017 Wins: #1942 Richmond (Rockingham) (41-20), #4400 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (32-6), #6274 Lumberton (30-24), #7001 Southern Lee (Sanford) (38-24), #8929 Hoke County (Raeford) (40-12), #9080 Gray's Creek (Hope Mills) (41-12)
2017 Losses: #364 Scotland (Laurinburg) (48-20), #1765 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (21-0), #1960 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (33-20), #2457 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (23-13), #2892 Millbrook (Raleigh) (27-14), #3013 South View (Hope Mills) (25-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-72
Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A Mid-South), 2013 (4A Conference 15), 2011 (4A Mid-South), 2009 (4A Mid-Southeastern), 2008 (Mid-Southeastern), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 South View (Hope Mills), 8/24 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 8/31 at Gray's Creek (Hope Mills), 9/7 at Southern Lee (Sanford), 9/21 at Scotland (Laurinburg), 9/28 Lumberton, 10/5 at Richmond (Rockingham), 10/12 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/19 at Hoke County (Raeford), 10/26 Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 11/2 Seventy-First (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (19.3), Richmond (Rockingham) (16.2), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hoke County (Raeford) (-30.8), Gray's Creek (Hope Mills) (-30.3), Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (-14.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (19.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2677
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%