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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Purple/White/Black
Coach: Brian Hampton
League: 3A/4A Northwestern (moving from 3A/4A West Conference 52)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #77

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -11
2022 National Rank: #7916
2022 State Rank: #234
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -35
2023 National Rank: #8645
2023 State Rank: #261
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6055
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.4
Dynasty Record: 28-25 (21-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 3-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2022 Points For Average: 30.4
2022 Points Against Average: 44.8
2022 Differential: -14.4
2022 Wins: #7166 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (49-36), #7704 South Caldwell (Hudson) (56-48), #11005 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (28-14)
2022 Losses: #476 East Lincoln (Denver) (51-6), #1714 Mount Airy (51-29), #1742 Watauga (Boone) (55-21), #1742 Watauga (Boone) (56-28), #5836 Hibriten (Lenoir) (64-40), #6098 Freedom (Morganton) (55-26), #6416 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (28-21), #8176 North Wilkes (Hays) (35-30)
2022 Opponents W-L: 87-44
Recent League Championships: 2020 (1A/2A Mountain Valley), 2019 (tied for 1st; 1A/2A Mountain Valley), 2018 (1A/2A Mountain Valley), 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A/2A Mountain Valley), 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mountain Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mountain Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 8/25 at North Wilkes (Hays), 9/1 at West Wilkes (Millers Creek), 9/8 at Mount Airy, 9/21 at Asheville Christian Academy (Swannanoa), 9/29 at Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 10/6 Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/13 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/20 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/27 at Watauga (Boone)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Airy (18.9), Watauga (Boone) (7.4), Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (-25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (-51.4), Asheville Christian Academy (Swannanoa) (-40.9), South Caldwell (Hudson) (-39)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6952
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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