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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Gray/Blue
Coach: Randall Gusler
League: 3A North Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jabril Williams 6'2" 300 Senior OL
Seth Williams 6'4" 275 Junior OL
Caylon Imes 5'10" 170 Junior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Mix Of Linemen/Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Only 10-12 Seniors

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2017 National Rank: #5445
2017 State Rank: #146
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2018 National Rank: #5088
2018 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4749
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 100-87-1 (61-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 27.8
2017 Points Against Average: 24.6
2017 Differential: +3.2
2017 Wins: #5579 Hickory (27-26), #6230 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (23-21), #6233 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (34-24), #7010 Anson (Wadesboro) (40-26), #8503 West Iredell (Statesville) (37-10), #10187 East Rowan (Salisbury) (47-28), #10503 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (34-30), #12245 North Iredell (Olin) (28-0), #13134 Walkertown (38-6)
2017 Losses: #2127 South Iredell (Statesville) (49-13), #2477 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (48-0), #4715 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (27-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 55-87
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Hickory, 8/24 at Lake Norman (Mooresville), 8/31 Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 9/7 at West Iredell (Statesville), 9/12 Walkertown, 9/21 at Anson (Wadesboro), 10/5 South Iredell (Statesville), 10/12 at North Iredell (Olin), 10/19 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove), 10/26 at East Rowan (Salisbury), 11/2 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (5.6), South Iredell (Statesville) (-2.9), Anson (Wadesboro) (-7.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Walkertown (-49.7), North Iredell (Olin) (-47), Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (-31.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 (3.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #237
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8343
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%