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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Scots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Richard Bailey
League: 3A/4A Sandhills
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2023 National Rank: #3017
2023 State Rank: #65
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.8
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -0.8
2024 National Rank*: #3294
2024 State Rank*: #67
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 18.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2212
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 41-18 (19-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #832
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 34.2
Dynasty Record: 197-75 (90-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 38.4
2023 Points Against Average: 23.2
2023 Differential: +15.2
2023 Wins: #4186 Southern (Durham) (32-29), #4186 Southern (Durham) (21-12), #4646 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (34-29), #5947 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (40-35), #7029 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (49-26), #7181 Rocky Mount (48-23), #7416 Southern Lee (Sanford) (49-6), #7525 Lee County (Sanford) (56-21), #8296 Hoke County (Raeford) (36-13), #9829 Union Pines (Cameron) (45-0)
2023 Losses: #1371 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (45-44), #2307 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (27-17), #4103 Richmond (Rockingham) (35-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 76-70
Recent State Championships: 2011 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A Sandhills), 2016 (4A Southeastern), 2015 (4A Southeastern), 2014 (4A Southeastern), 2013 (4A Conference 16), 2012 (4A Southeastern), 2011 (4A Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Dillon (SC), 8/30 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/6 Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC), 9/13 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 9/20 at Hoke County (Raeford), 9/27 at Southern Lee (Sanford), 10/4 at Union Pines (Cameron), 10/18 at Pinecrest (Southern Pines), 11/1 Richmond (Rockingham)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (6.4), Dillon (SC) (0.8), Richmond (Rockingham) (-4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Union Pines (Cameron) (-36.6), Hoke County (Raeford) (-26.1), Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC) (-23.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (2.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -14.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #94
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2931
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 3%



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