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GENERAL
Coach: Adam Sanders
League: 4A East Conference 29 (moving from 4A South Wake)
Playoff Division: 4A East
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2020 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ashton Locklear Senior WR
Donnie Williams Junior DB
Judah Wilson Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, WR
Team Weaknesses: All Starting LBs Graduated

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2020 National Rank: #2759
2020 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2021 National Rank: #4846
2021 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #8799
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 25-28 (14-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 29.4
2020 Points Against Average: 16
2020 Differential: +13.4
2020 Wins: #2927 Millbrook (Raleigh) (63-41), #3288 Middle Creek (Apex) (13-10), #5684 Holly Springs (22-18), #6470 Fuquay-Varina (8-0), #6497 Garner (31-21), #10522 South Garner (Garner) (43-0), #10546 Apex (38-14)
2020 Losses: #2184 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (24-17)
2020 Opponents W-L: 28-32
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A South Wake)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/21 Millbrook (Raleigh), 8/27 at Wakefield (Raleigh), 9/10 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 9/17 at Green Hope (Cary), 9/24 at Holly Springs, 10/1 Panther Creek (Cary), 10/8 at Apex, 10/15 at Cary, 10/22 at Middle Creek (Apex), 10/29 Green Level (Cary)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Panther Creek (Cary) (12.5), Middle Creek (Apex) (8.2), Millbrook (Raleigh) (-5.8)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Green Level (Cary) (-36.4), Apex (-34), Athens Drive (Raleigh) (-29.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (3.2 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5890
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%