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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Hammett
League: 4A East Conference 30 (moving from 3A Big Eight)
Playoff Division: 4A East
Playoff Division Rank: #37

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Freeman 6'0" 225 Senior LB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -8
2020 National Rank: #7568
2020 State Rank: #241
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.9
2021 Starting Power Rating: -21
2021 National Rank: #7582
2021 State Rank: #213
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 14
Dynasty National Rank: #4657
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35
Dynasty Record: 98-108-1 [101-105-1 on the field] (63-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 1-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 5th)
2020 Points For Average: 16.3
2020 Points Against Average: 15.8
2020 Differential: +0.5
2020 Wins: #11872 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (45-18)
2020 Losses: #3840 Southern (Durham) (20-0), #4531 Chapel Hill (18-14), #6567 Orange (Hillsborough) (7-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 13-13
Recent League Championships: 2018 (3A Big Eight), 2017 (tied for 1st; 3A Big Eight), 2004 (Pac-6), 2003 (Pac 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/23 vs Scotland (Laurinburg), 8/27 Franklinton, 9/10 vs Knightdale, 9/17 at Wakefield (Raleigh), 9/24 Vance County (Henderson), 10/1 Riverside (Durham), 10/8 Southern Alamance (Graham), 10/15 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/22 at Hillside (Durham), 10/29 Chapel Hill
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (5.6), Chapel Hill (-5.8), Southern Alamance (Graham) (-7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Durham) (-34.4), Franklinton (-27.3), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (-26.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6174
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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