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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Cory Barnes
League: 6A Carolina Pines (moving from 3A/4A All-American)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #36

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -7.8
2024 National Rank: #6661
2024 State Rank: #189
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -19.7
2025 National Rank*: #6499
2025 State Rank*: #184
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -13.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8480
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-29 (17-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7528
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.5
Dynasty Record: 119-128 [118-129 on the field] (71-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 30.7
2024 Points Against Average: 24.8
2024 Differential: +5.9
2024 Wins: #6717 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (55-41), #7242 Overhills (Spring Lake) (26-19), #7826 Apex (31-20), #7989 Princeton (32-30), #8280 Westover (Fayetteville) (42-0), #10198 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (35-12), #10828 Triton (Erwin) (27-10), #12236 Western Harnett (Lillington) (42-6)
2024 Losses: #3772 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (42-0), #3955 Southern Nash (Bailey) (56-14), #7996 West Johnston (Benson) (37-34)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Greater Neuse River), 2008 (Cape Fear Valley), 2006 (Cape Fear Valley), 2005 (Cape Fear Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Northwood (Pittsboro), 8/28 at Overhills (Spring Lake), 9/5 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 9/19 South Johnston (Four Oaks), 9/26 at Western Harnett (Lillington), 10/3 Union Pines (Cameron), 10/10 West Johnston (Benson), 10/17 Lee County (Sanford), 10/24 Southern Lee (Sanford), 10/31 Triton (Erwin)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Union Pines (Cameron) (-9.5), Lee County (Sanford) (-14.8), South Johnston (Four Oaks) (-22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Western Harnett (Lillington) (-58.3), Triton (Erwin) (-48.5), Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-36.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-13 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -31.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #94
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1656
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%



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