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GENERAL
Coach: Adam Sanders
League: 4A South Wake
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Adrian Moore 6'2" 255 Senior DL
Drew Miller 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Payton Bloom 6'2" 150 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Johnson 6'4.5" 235 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, OL, WR
Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 FBS Scholarship Players To Graduation

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2019 National Rank: #5094
2019 State Rank: #146
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.4
2020 National Rank*: #5348
2020 State Rank*: #168
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10120
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 18-27 (8-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 27.6
2019 Points Against Average: 16.9
2019 Differential: +10.7
2019 Wins: #4635 Middle Creek (Apex) (28-0), #5340 Green Hope (Cary) (9-6), #6550 Cary (22-17), #7735 Fuquay-Varina (35-14), #9819 Northwood (Pittsboro) (50-14), #10594 Apex (43-0), #11031 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (35-13), #12534 South Garner (Garner) (49-0)
2019 Losses: #3129 Holly Springs (24-21), #4033 Garner (28-10), #4086 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (40-23), #4156 Wakefield (Raleigh) (41-14), #4924 Panther Creek (Cary) (23-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 63-85
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 14/25 Middle Creek (Apex), 15/5 South Garner (Garner), 15/12 at Apex, 15/19 Fuquay-Varina, 15/26 at Holly Springs, 16/2 Millbrook (Raleigh), 16/9 Garner, 16/16 Pinecrest (Southern Pines)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (22.4), Holly Springs (13.9), Millbrook (Raleigh) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South Garner (Garner) (-35.3), Apex (-33.2), Middle Creek (Apex) (-12.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (-0.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #196
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5146
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th