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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Elvin James
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -5.6
2017 National Rank: #8280
2017 State Rank: #239
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.6
2018 National Rank: #6384
2018 State Rank: #182
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8047
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18
Dynasty Record: 87-94-1 (45-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 25.3
2017 Points Against Average: 25.9
2017 Differential: -0.6
2017 Wins: #8269 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (31-23), #11052 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (19-18), #11991 Midway (Dunn) (40-7), #12584 Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (62-0), #12579 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (32-21), #14216 Hobbton (Newton Grove) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #614 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (63-20), #917 East Duplin (Beulaville) (49-6), #2708 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (35-6), #4540 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (40-14), #4887 Clinton (21-6), #7181 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (34-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-74
Recent League Championships: 2012 (1A Carolina), 2010 (1A Carolina), 2009 (1A Carolina), 2007 (Eastern Plains)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Hobbton (Newton Grove), 8/24 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 8/31 at Southern Wayne (Dudley), 9/7 at Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 9/14 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 9/28 at Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 10/5 East Duplin (Beulaville), 10/12 Clinton, 10/19 at Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 10/26 at Spring Creek (Seven Springs), 11/2 Midway (Dunn)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (29.5), East Duplin (Beulaville) (12.7), Clinton (-13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hobbton (Newton Grove) (-68.1), Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (-46.1), Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (-43.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (2.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9321
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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