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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Vegas Gold/Green
Coach: Mike Natoli
League: 4A Southwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

D1 PROSPECT
Tyson Clawson 6'0" 205 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2019 National Rank: #2952
2019 State Rank: #87
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 14.4
2020 National Rank*: #1883
2020 State Rank*: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #480
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.2
Dynasty Record: 167-61 (83-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 28.8
2019 Points Against Average: 24.1
2019 Differential: +4.7
2019 Wins: #1871 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (32-18), #4004 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (28-20), #6018 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (47-26), #8214 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (33-0), #8540 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (42-7), #8826 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (48-0)
2019 Losses: #204 Myers Park (Charlotte) (56-20), #743 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (23-15), #1345 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (25-17), #1345 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (43-30), #1635 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (42-6), #3139 Olympic (Charlotte) (29-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 68-73
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4AA), 2005 (4AA), 2004 (4AA), 2003 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2008 (Southwestern 4A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwestern 4A), 2006 (Southwestern 4A), 2005 (Southwestern 4A), 2004 (ME-CA 8), 2003 (ME-CA 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 14/26 vs Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg), 15/5 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 15/12 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail), 15/19 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 15/26 at Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 16/1 at Rocky River (Mint Hill), 16/9 at Myers Park (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Myers Park (Charlotte) (51.8), Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (25.7), Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-20.5), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-20.3), Rocky River (Mint Hill) (3.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 (18.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 7.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #48
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1656
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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