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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Monty Chipman
League: 1A/2A Mountain Valley
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #66

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Chipman 6'3" 185 Senior QB
Dylan Church 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Caleb Souther 6'3" 210 Junior TE/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs, Strong-Armed QB, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Lost Some Good Coverage Players Defensively To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -14.5
2018 National Rank: #9591
2018 State Rank: #299
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9
2019 Starting Power Rating: -20.8
2019 National Rank: #7568
2019 State Rank: #249
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #13286
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 47-135 [44-138 on the field] (25-87 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2018 Points For Average: 27.8
2018 Points Against Average: 28
2018 Differential: -0.2
2018 Wins: #9399 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (39-21), #11575 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (41-7), #11594 Forbush (East Bend) (49-0), #12293 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (40-39), #13733 North Stokes (Danbury) (48-0)
2018 Losses: #3070 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (60-7), #6704 Starmount (Boonville) (49-35), #7520 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (45-7), #7879 Alleghany (Sparta) (35-13), #8511 East Wilkes (Ronda) (33-27), #8591 Elkin (19-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 61-72
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 North Forsyth (Winston-Salem), 8/30 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 9/6 at North Iredell (Olin), 9/13 at Avery County (Newland), 9/27 East Wilkes (Ronda), 10/4 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 10/11 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 10/18 Elkin, 10/25 at Starmount (Boonville), 11/1 Alleghany (Sparta), 11/8 at West Wilkes (Millers Creek)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Ashe County (West Jefferson) (-5.4), Alleghany (Sparta) (-18.1), Elkin (-18.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-49.9), North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) (-42.2), West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (-38.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9826
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%