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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Scott Chadwick
League: 4A Greater Neuse River
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #16

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Johnathan Montague Jr. 6'2" 205 Senior QB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2023 National Rank: #1435
2023 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 15.1
2024 National Rank*: #1422
2024 State Rank*: #24
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 15.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2627
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 35-23 (23-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 16.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3632
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 140-114 (85-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 37
2023 Points Against Average: 16
2023 Differential: +21
2023 Wins: #2307 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (17-10), #2676 Wake Forest (54-42), #4008 Garner (29-2), #4460 South Garner (Garner) (49-6), #4473 Fuquay-Varina (39-14), #4613 South View (Hope Mills) (55-20), #5103 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (13-6), #6352 Wakefield (Raleigh) (45-7), #7512 Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina) (49-6), #7802 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (44-0)
2023 Losses: #581 Cleveland (Clayton) (33-31), #801 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (30-28), #2942 Holly Springs (32-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 89-62
Recent League Championships: 2017 (3A Greater Neuse), 2004 (Big Eight South), 2003 (Big Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Wake Forest, 8/30 at Holly Springs, 9/6 Wakefield (Raleigh), 9/20 Fuquay-Varina, 9/27 Garner, 10/4 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 10/11 South Garner (Garner), 10/18 Corinth Holders (Wendell), 10/25 Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina), 11/1 Cleveland (Clayton)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Cleveland (Clayton) (26.4), Holly Springs (-2.6), Wake Forest (-3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Wakefield (Raleigh) (-29.3), Corinth Holders (Wendell) (-28.4), Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina) (-25.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (12 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -20.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #70
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2548
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 17%



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