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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Steve Tapley
League: 3A/4A Eastern Carolina
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2019 National Rank: #2559
2019 State Rank: #76
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 16.2
2020 National Rank*: #1668
2020 State Rank*: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1266
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 164-60-1 (81-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 34.3
2019 Points Against Average: 18.2
2019 Differential: +16.1
2019 Wins: #1643 Havelock (28-13), #2695 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (20-6), #5035 Jacksonville (26-23), #5153 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (32-28), #7200 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (57-19), #7211 South Central (Winterville) (31-18), #7526 Goldsboro (50-6), #9463 Washington County Early College (Plymouth) (53-12), #10024 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (55-14), #11609 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (59-0)
2019 Losses: #415 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (42-7), #2734 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (41-15), #4760 West Craven (Vanceboro) (14-13)
2019 Opponents W-L: 88-74
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012, 2007 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/3A Conference 14), 2012 (4A Mideastern), 2011 (4A Mideastern), 2010 (4A Mideastern), 2007 (Coastal), 2003 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 14/25 vs Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 15/12 at Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 15/16 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 15/26 at South Central (Winterville), 15/31 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro), 16/5 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 16/16 Scotland (Laurinburg), 16/23 at South View (Hope Mills), 16/30 at Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (35.2), Scotland (Laurinburg) (21.4), South View (Hope Mills) (8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-40.3), Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (-30.3), South Central (Winterville) (-22.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (9.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #137
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3905
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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