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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: J.K. Adkins
League: 1A Northwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Johnathon Smith 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.56
Holden Poindexter 6'1" 180 Junior QB 4.77
Eric Olvera 5'10" 205 Senior LB/OL 4.95

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Donavon Greene 6'2" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Talented Returners At QB/RB, Improved OL
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks At WR/DL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2018 National Rank: #3442
2018 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.7
2019 National Rank: #3316
2019 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4373
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 180-40 (93-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 12-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 43.6
2018 Points Against Average: 15.4
2018 Differential: +28.2
2018 Wins: #3746 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (31-28), #4691 West Stokes (King) (34-28), #5299 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (21-10), #6704 Starmount (Boonville) (45-38), #7171 Swain County (Bryson City) (50-20), #8591 Elkin (42-13), #8686 North Surry (Mount Airy) (41-10), #9399 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (62-6), #11709 Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem) (61-0), #12293 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (57-7), #13119 Surry Central (Dobson) (61-0), #13733 North Stokes (Danbury) (62-0)
2018 Losses: #3746 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (40-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 84-80
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A Conference 5), 2012 (2A/1A Northwest), 2010 (2A/1A Northwest), 2009 (2A/1A Northwest), 2008 (Northwest), 2007 (Northwest), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Starmount (Boonville), 8/30 West Stokes (King), 9/6 at Elkin, 9/13 Alleghany (Sparta), 9/20 North Surry (Mount Airy), 10/4 at Reidsville, 10/11 North Stokes (Danbury), 10/18 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 10/25 at Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem), 11/1 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 11/8 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Reidsville (33.2), East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (10.7), West Stokes (King) (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-54.8), South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (-44.8), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-36.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12 (-8.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #244
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7113
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%