GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Brian Foster
League: 3A Big East
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Quinton Cooley 5'8" 195 Senior HB/PR 4.55
Matt Foster 5'10" 175 Senior QB/WR 4.65
Zach Baker 6'1" 305 Senior OL 5.8
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zonovan Knight 6'0" 190 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 26
2018 National Rank: #1737
2018 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 11.2
2019 National Rank: #1687
2019 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2964
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 122-70 (49-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 57.5
2018 Points Against Average: 23.2
2018 Differential: +34.3
2018 Wins: #1894 Rocky Mount (35-21), #3974 Franklinton (61-26), #4623 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (63-41), #5909 Green Hope (Cary) (42-6), #6514 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (63-0), #6601 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (63-6), #7278 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (72-50), #7629 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (55-20), #8045 Bunn (55-14), #12234 West Johnston (Benson) (67-14)
2018 Losses: #2223 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (57-56)
2018 Opponents W-L: 58-65
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Warren County (Warrenton), 8/29 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 9/6 Bunn, 9/13 at South Granville (Creedmoor), 9/20 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 9/27 at Northside (Jacksonville), 10/11 at Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/18 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 10/25 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 11/1 at Rocky Mount, 11/8 Franklinton
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Mount (16.1), Franklinton (2.7), Northside (Jacksonville) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Warren County (Warrenton) (-42.3), Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (-27.7), Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (-20.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (3.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5327
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%