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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bobby Curlings
League: 3A/4A Eastern Carolina
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #68

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -0.4
2017 National Rank: #7019
2017 State Rank: #197
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -22
2018 National Rank: #8353
2018 State Rank: #246
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.6
Dynasty National Rank: #979
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 56.6
Dynasty Record: 152-48-1 (75-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 23.6
2017 Points Against Average: 31.5
2017 Differential: -7.9
2017 Wins: #7181 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (38-26), #8439 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (23-6), #8749 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (53-47), #11052 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (56-0), #12579 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (23-20)
2017 Losses: #387 Havelock (48-19), #1310 Jacksonville (56-21), #1727 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (42-7), #2790 South Central (Winterville) (40-13), #4471 Hillside (Durham) (33-0), #5829 West Craven (Vanceboro) (28-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-63
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012, 2007 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/3A Conference 14), 2012 (4A Mideastern), 2011 (4A Mideastern), 2010 (4A Mideastern), 2007 (Coastal), 2003 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/3/17 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (53-47)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Hillside (Durham), 8/24 at Havelock, 8/31 West Craven (Vanceboro), 9/7 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 9/12 Jacksonville, 9/21 at Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 9/28 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 10/5 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 10/12 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 10/19 at South Central (Winterville), 11/2 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (40.5), Jacksonville (24.3), Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (3.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (-43.5), Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-43), Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (-20.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4604
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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