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GENERAL
Nickname: Whirlies
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Darryl Brown
League: 6A/7A Metro (moving from 4A Metro)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Faizon Brandon 6'3.5" 200 Senior QB
DJ Howerton 6'4" 220 Senior TE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryce Davis 6'3" 260 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 62.1
2024 National Rank: #56
2024 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.3
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -10.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.8
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 60.7
2025 National Rank*: #37
2025 State Rank*: #1
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 49.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #134
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 65-3 (32-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1602
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 163-107 [162-108 on the field] (78-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 16-0
2024 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 46.2
2024 Points Against Average: 11.9
2024 Differential: +34.3
2024 Wins: #72 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (35-28), #147 Rolesville (35-20), #147 Rolesville (35-23), #189 Weddington (Matthews) (35-23), #1002 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42-14), #1173 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (42-14), #1339 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (34-12), #1470 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (47-7), #2063 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (49-7), #2063 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (58-21), #2303 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (42-7), #4025 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (54-7), #4392 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (63-0), #4392 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (48-0), #4466 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (49-7), #8465 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (71-0)
2024 Losses: none
2024 Opponents W-L: 126-71
Recent State Championships: 2024 (4A), 2020 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (4A Metro), 2023 (4A Metro), 2022 (4A West Conference 55), 2021 (4A West Conference 55), 2020 (4A Metro), 2019 (4A Metro), 2006 (Metro), 2005 (Metro), 2004 (tied for 1st; Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/23/24 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (34-12), 8/30/24 Rolesville (35-20), 9/6/24 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (42-7), 9/20/24 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (49-7), 9/26/24 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (47-7), 10/4/24 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (48-0), 10/11/24 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (49-7), 10/18/24 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (71-0), 10/25/24 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (54-7), 11/1/24 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (42-14), 11/15/24 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (63-0), 11/22/24 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (58-21), 11/29/24 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42-14), 12/6/24 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (35-28), 12/13/24 Weddington (Matthews) (35-23), 12/20/24 Rolesville (35-23)

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.



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