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GENERAL
Nickname: Dark Horses
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Cory Johnson
League: 2A East Conference 7 (moving from 2A East Central)
Playoff Division: 2A East
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 13.8
2020 National Rank: #3151
2020 State Rank: #95
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2021 National Rank: #2833
2021 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4116
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 141-83 (84-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 37.5
2020 Points Against Average: 21.4
2020 Differential: +16.1
2020 Wins: #2726 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (36-27), #4354 Midway (Dunn) (30-14), #4713 East Duplin (Beulaville) (28-27), #6993 Anson (Wadesboro) (33-27), #7256 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (49-6), #7853 Goldsboro (42-7), #8965 Northside (Jacksonville) (42-21)
2020 Losses: #4355 Eastern Randolph (Ramseur) (42-40)
2020 Opponents W-L: 28-29
Recent State Championships: 2005 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (2A East Central), 2019 (2A East Central), 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A East Central), 2016 (1A/2A Four County), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A/2A Four County), 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 17), 2005 (East Central), 2003 (Tri-Six)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Goldsboro, 9/10 Northside (Jacksonville), 9/17 Fairmont, 9/24 Red Springs, 10/1 at St. Pauls, 10/8 at Midway (Dunn), 10/22 West Bladen (Bladenboro), 10/29 East Bladen (Elizabethtown)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: St. Pauls (2.7), Midway (Dunn) (-4.2), Red Springs (-13.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: West Bladen (Bladenboro) (-50.4), Fairmont (-40.4), Goldsboro (-37.8)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (1.8 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8924
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%



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