GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Reginald Lucas
League: 4A Northern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Maquel Haywood 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.4
Chance Smith 5'11" 180 Senior CB 4.4
Kahlil Watson 5'9" 170 Junior ATH 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaden McKenzie 6'3.5" 280 Senior DT
Traevon Kenion 6'3" 245 Senior TE
Mateo Sudipo 6'1" 185 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning RBs, 3 DB Starters Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Lost 15 Starters, Lost 34 Seniors, Rebuilding Lines
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 56.5
2018 National Rank: #96
2018 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2019 National Rank: #406
2019 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 38.4
Dynasty National Rank: #599
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 181-42 (82-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 14-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 41.3
2018 Points Against Average: 8.8
2018 Differential: +32.5
2018 Wins: #205 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (9-7), #286 Richmond (Rockingham) (49-28), #1237 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (49-7), #1305 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (41-10), #1305 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (31-18), #2579 Heritage (Wake Forest) (38-2), #2687 Middle Creek (Apex) (22-9), #3131 Fuquay-Varina (55-7), #3871 Wakefield (Raleigh) (42-0), #3974 Franklinton (42-7), #4448 Knightdale (55-14), #4505 Rolesville (24-7), #5905 Millbrook (Raleigh) (51-0), #8037 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (70-7)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 110-69
Recent State Championships: 2018 (4AA), 2017 (4AA), 2016 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016 (4A CAP-8), 2015 (4A CAP-8), 2014 (4A CAP-8), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Cap-8), 2009 (4A Cap-7), 2008 (CAP 7), 2007 (CAP 7), 2006 (tied for 1st; CAP 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 45
Streak List: 8/19/16 Panther Creek (Cary) (49-6), 8/26/16 Apex (56-7), 9/5/16 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (48-13), 9/9/16 Rolesville (42-0), 9/23/16 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (35-0), 9/30/16 Millbrook (Raleigh) (37-0), 10/6/16 Wakefield (Raleigh) (45-0), 10/14/16 Heritage (Wake Forest) (26-13), 10/21/16 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (24-17), 10/28/16 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (30-8), 11/4/16 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (44-0), 11/18/16 Panther Creek (Cary) (56-0), 11/25/16 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (7-6), 12/2/16 Heritage (Wake Forest) (35-20), 12/9/16 Middle Creek (Apex) (20-17), 12/17/16 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (29-0), 8/18/17 Millbrook (Raleigh) (34-7), 8/25/17 Richmond (Rockingham) (38-13), 9/4/17 Middle Creek (Apex) (56-16), 9/8/17 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (42-7), 9/15/17 Southern Nash (Bailey) (35-0), 9/22/17 Franklinton (49-10), 10/6/17 Knightdale (42-0), 10/13/17 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (54-13), 10/20/17 Rolesville (42-6), 10/27/17 Wakefield (Raleigh) (56-0), 11/3/17 Heritage (Wake Forest) (38-14), 11/17/17 Millbrook (Raleigh) (51-13), 11/24/17 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (35-7), 12/1/17 Garner (51-21), 12/9/17 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (21-0), 8/17/18 Millbrook (Raleigh) (51-0), 8/24/18 Richmond (Rockingham) (49-28), 8/31/18 Middle Creek (Apex) (22-9), 9/7/18 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (31-18), 9/21/18 Franklinton (42-7), 10/5/18 Knightdale (55-14), 10/19/18 Rolesville (24-7), 10/25/18 Wakefield (Raleigh) (42-0), 11/2/18 Heritage (Wake Forest) (38-2), 11/9/18 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (70-7), 11/23/18 Fuquay-Varina (55-7), 11/30/18 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (41-10), 12/7/18 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (49-7), 12/14/18 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (9-7)
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 vs Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 8/30 at Clayton, 9/6 Middle Creek (Apex), 9/13 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 9/20 at Garner, 9/27 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 10/11 Knightdale, 10/18 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 10/25 Rolesville, 11/1 at Wakefield (Raleigh), 11/8 Heritage (Wake Forest)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (20.6), Garner (14.3), Middle Creek (Apex) (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Corinth Holders (Wendell) (-22.9), Millbrook (Raleigh) (-17.5), Clayton (-7.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (23.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1805
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%