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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Brian Harrington
League: 3A Big Eight
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brendan Harrington 6'0" 195 Senior SS/RB 4.65
Cameron Goins 6'0" 185 Senior FS/RB 4.69
Josh Scott 5'9" 160 Senior RB/CB 4.58

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cameron Council 6'4" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, 4 Of 5 DBs Return, Very Experienced OL
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top 3 WRs, Only 1 DL Is Back

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 1.1
2017 National Rank: #6648
2017 State Rank: #185
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.6
2018 National Rank: #6604
2018 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5877
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 120-71 (57-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 23.3
2017 Points Against Average: 20.8
2017 Differential: +2.5
2017 Wins: #4182 Orange (Hillsborough) (21-20), #7249 Southern (Durham) (20-9), #8825 Asheboro (27-18), #11827 Chapel Hill (41-14), #12159 Western Harnett (Lillington) (28-8), #12390 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (48-20), #13147 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) (42-6)
2017 Losses: #1468 Clayton (42-10), #2036 Lee County (Sanford) (35-0), #4471 Hillside (Durham) (28-21), #4882 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (15-14), #4902 Northern (Durham) (34-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-77
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A/1A Carolina 10), 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 2A/1A), 2007 (Mid-State 2A/1A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mid-State)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Lee County (Sanford), 8/24 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City), 8/31 at Asheboro, 9/11 Western Harnett (Lillington), 9/14 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 9/21 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 10/5 at East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 10/12 Southern (Durham), 10/19 Orange (Hillsborough), 10/26 at Hillside (Durham), 11/2 Northern (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lee County (Sanford) (14.5), Northern (Durham) (2.1), Southern (Durham) (-7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan-Matthews (Siler City) (-53.6), Western Harnett (Lillington) (-46.7), Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (-40.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (4.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7530
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%