GENERAL
Nickname: Imps
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jason Wilkes
League: 4A Triangle 8 (moving from 4A Triangle 6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #50
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Davin Vann 6'2" 265 DL 4.7
Andrew Smith 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.5
Ryan Wolfram 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Numerous Returners, QB Is Back, Top 2 Defenders Return
Team Weaknesses: Lost All-Conference RB To Graduation, WR Youth
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.3
2018 National Rank: #6810
2018 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: -8.2
2019 National Rank: #4728
2019 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5346
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 85-103 [83-105 on the field] (46-63 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 24.9
2018 Points Against Average: 24.4
2018 Differential: +0.5
2018 Wins: #3000 Holly Springs (17-14), #6396 Hoke County (Raeford) (17-6), #10257 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (42-27), #11425 Apex (57-0)
2018 Losses: #3131 Fuquay-Varina (33-21), #3414 Clayton (42-20), #4056 Riverside (Durham) (30-7), #4354 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (37-19), #5282 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (28-26), #5369 Panther Creek (Cary) (34-33), #5909 Green Hope (Cary) (17-15)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-72
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Tri-Seven)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 at Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 8/29 Apex Friendship (Apex), 9/6 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/13 West Brunswick (Shallotte), 9/20 Holly Springs, 9/27 Green Hope (Cary), 10/4 at Riverside (Durham), 10/11 Panther Creek (Cary), 10/18 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 11/1 at Hillside (Durham), 11/8 Athens Drive (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hillside (Durham) (16.3), Holly Springs (-0.8), Riverside (Durham) (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Athens Drive (Raleigh) (-33.9), Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-32.5), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (-20.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5531
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%