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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Scott Chadwick
League: 4A Greater Neuse River (moving from 4A East Conference 26)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2022 National Rank: #3397
2022 State Rank: #88
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 0.7
2023 National Rank: #2526
2023 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3110
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 34-23 (21-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 27.3
2022 Points Against Average: 16.6
2022 Differential: +10.7
2022 Wins: #5432 South Garner (Garner) (3-0), #6607 Wakefield (Raleigh) (41-7), #8162 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (50-6), #8211 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (35-6), #9617 Garner (49-0), #12316 Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina) (63-0)
2022 Losses: #219 Grimsley (Greensboro) (42-14), #479 Millbrook (Raleigh) (27-10), #885 Wake Forest (26-0), #1616 Cleveland (Clayton) (49-21), #4004 Fuquay-Varina (20-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 71-55
Recent League Championships: 2017 (3A Greater Neuse), 2004 (Big Eight South), 2003 (Big Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Wake Forest, 8/25 Holly Springs, 9/1 Wakefield (Raleigh), 9/15 Fuquay-Varina, 9/22 Garner, 9/29 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 10/6 South Garner (Garner), 10/13 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 10/20 at Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina), 10/27 at Cleveland (Clayton)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Wake Forest (14), Cleveland (Clayton) (8.1), Holly Springs (2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina) (-47.6), Garner (-40.8), Corinth Holders (Wendell) (-35.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (9.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4715
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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