New Bern (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Red/Black Coach: Steve Tapley League: 3A/4A East Conference 19 (moving from 3A/4A Eastern Carolina) Playoff Division: 4A East Playoff Division Rank: #8 RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 31 2020 National Rank: #1126 2020 State Rank: #32 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2021 Starting Power Rating: 8.5 2021 National Rank: #2177 2021 State Rank: #43 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 31.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1206 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.6 Dynasty Record: 171-62-1 (86-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 7-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2020 Points For Average: 35 2020 Points Against Average: 17.3 2020 Differential: +17.7 2020 Wins: #1494 South View (Hope Mills) (27-16), #2356 Scotland (Laurinburg) (37-16), #2846 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (16-15), #5446 South Central (Winterville) (41-13), #9026 Eastern Wayne (Goldsboro) (50-12), #9694 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (49-0), #11559 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (74-0) 2020 Losses: #442 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (30-14), #1723 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (54-7) 2020 Opponents W-L: 37-27 Recent State Championships: 2014 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2007 (4AA) Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A/4A Eastern Carolina), 2014 (3A/4A Eastern Carolina), 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 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/23 vs North Pitt (Bethel), 8/27 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/3 at West Craven (Vanceboro), 9/10 Maury (Norfolk, VA), 9/17 at Havelock, 9/24 at Jacksonville, 10/1 at South Central (Winterville), 10/8 at Northside (Jacksonville), 10/15 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 10/22 at Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Maury (Norfolk, VA) (30.1), Havelock (29.7), Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-36.4), North Pitt (Bethel) (-28.8), Northside (Jacksonville) (-26.7) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (14.3 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3622 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.