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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Duran McLaurin
League: 4A Sandhills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyler Davis 6'0" 205 Senior QB 4.5
Devante Wedlock 5'9" 215 Senior LB/RB 4.6
Cameron Townsend 5'7" 165 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, 4-Year QB Starter, Secondary Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth, All-Time Leading WR Lost To Graduation, Replacing Top 2 Tacklers

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2017 National Rank: #1960
2017 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 13.6
2018 National Rank: #1631
2018 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2190
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 114-73 [112-75 on the field] (59-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 32.1
2017 Points Against Average: 19.4
2017 Differential: +12.7
2017 Wins: #2158 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (19-6), #2457 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (28-14), #3682 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (33-20), #4400 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (41-12), #4645 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (23-13), #6274 Lumberton (50-14), #6287 Westover (Fayetteville) (21-0), #7249 Southern (Durham) (46-14), #8929 Hoke County (Raeford) (62-0)
2017 Losses: #364 Scotland (Laurinburg) (63-26), #364 Scotland (Laurinburg) (56-35), #1425 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (15-14), #1942 Richmond (Rockingham) (25-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-77
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A Mid-South), 2010 (4A Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Westover (Fayetteville), 8/24 Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 8/31 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 9/7 at Southern (Durham), 9/21 Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 9/28 Hoke County (Raeford), 10/5 at Lumberton, 10/12 Scotland (Laurinburg), 10/19 at Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/26 Richmond (Rockingham), 11/2 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (19.3), Richmond (Rockingham) (16.2), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hoke County (Raeford) (-30.8), Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (-14.5), Southern (Durham) (-7.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (23.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2551
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%