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GENERAL
Nickname: Dark Horses
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Bob Lewis
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9
2017 National Rank: #4887
2017 State Rank: #134
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.2
2018 National Rank: #6296
2018 State Rank: #178
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4581
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29
Dynasty Record: 114-77 (69-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.8
2017 Points Against Average: 19.4
2017 Differential: +6.4
2017 Wins: #7001 Southern Lee (Sanford) (27-23), #7217 First Flight (Kill Devil Hills) (21-15), #8280 Goldsboro (21-6), #8269 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (49-12), #11991 Midway (Dunn) (49-0), #12584 Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #614 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (28-22), #917 East Duplin (Beulaville) (41-21), #1425 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (13-7), #1511 Northeastern (Elizabeth City) (35-0), #3662 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (35-16), #4101 Northside (Jacksonville) (25-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 98-54
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2016 (1A/2A Four County), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A/2A Four County), 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 17), 2005 (East Central), 2003 (Tri-Six)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 8/24 at East Bladen (Elizabethtown), 8/31 Northside (Jacksonville), 9/21 Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 9/27 Southern Lee (Sanford), 10/5 at Midway (Dunn), 10/12 at Goldsboro, 10/19 Spring Creek (Seven Springs), 10/26 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 11/2 at East Duplin (Beulaville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (29.5), East Duplin (Beulaville) (12.7), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (-46.1), Midway (Dunn) (-32.2), Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (-21)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (13.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4857
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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