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GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Paul Cornwell
League: 2A/3A Eastern Plains (moving from 2A Eastern Plains)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2024 National Rank: #6021
2024 State Rank: #169
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -5.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -17.4
2025 National Rank*: #6096
2025 State Rank*: #172
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -20.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9848
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-30 (9-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7164
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.5
Dynasty Record: 166-105 (80-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 28.6
2024 Points Against Average: 24.9
2024 Differential: +3.7
2024 Wins: #5472 West Craven (Vanceboro) (35-28), #5850 Greene Central (Snow Hill) (10-8), #6460 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (28-20), #6982 North Pitt (Bethel) (36-22), #7497 Washington (35-31), #8276 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (30-13), #9330 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (45-22), #12712 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (47-14)
2024 Losses: #5082 Kinston (20-9), #5082 Kinston (30-26), #5596 Farmville Central (Farmville) (42-22), #5691 Wilson Prep Academy (Wilson) (34-28), #6309 Martin County [Riverside/South Creek] (Williamston) (40-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 87-73
Recent League Championships: 2024 (2A Eastern Plains), 2016 (2A Eastern Carolina), 2014 (2A Eastern Carolina), 2013 (2A Conference 15), 2011 (1A Carolina), 2008 (Carolina), 2006 (tied for 1st; Carolina), 2004 (Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Princeton, 8/28 North Pitt (Bethel), 9/5 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 9/12 North Lenoir (LaGrange), 9/19 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville), 10/3 Kinston, 10/10 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson), 10/17 Greene Central (Snow Hill), 10/24 Tarboro, 10/31 at Farmville Central (Farmville)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Tarboro (18.4), Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (-5.9), Kinston (-6.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (-51.1), North Lenoir (LaGrange) (-42.8), Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (-27.8)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (-10.6 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -19.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #62
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1197
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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