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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Philip Russ
League: 3A/4A Western Piedmont (moving from 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 9.4
2024 National Rank: #3427
2024 State Rank: #88
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.3
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -1.5
2025 National Rank*: #3397
2025 State Rank*: #85
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -14.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8535
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 12.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 14-26 (8-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 5.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6367
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 113-134 (57-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 41
2024 Points Against Average: 23.4
2024 Differential: +17.6
2024 Wins: #2851 Reidsville (27-26), #5995 North Surry (Mount Airy) (35-25), #7224 Hendersonville (49-21), #8232 R-S Central (Rutherfordton) (57-26), #8274 Bessemer City (45-0), #8417 Newton-Conover (Newton) (62-15), #10936 Chase (Forest City) (54-0), #11180 Polk County (Columbus) (49-6)
2024 Losses: #1614 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (56-55), #1748 Brevard (24-21), #1748 Brevard (42-6), #3243 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (40-32)
2024 Opponents W-L: 78-59
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Southwestern 3A/2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Asheville, 8/29 Blacksburg (SC), 9/19 Hibriten (Lenoir), 9/26 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/3 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 10/10 Chase (Forest City), 10/24 at East Burke (Connelly Springs), 10/31 at R-S Central (Rutherfordton)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Asheville (8.9), Hibriten (Lenoir) (-19.8), R-S Central (Rutherfordton) (-22.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-50.4), Chase (Forest City) (-45.4), East Burke (Connelly Springs) (-38.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (0 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -29.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -26.1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #86
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1567
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 19%



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