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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
League: 4A/5A Western Foothills (moving from 3A Western Foothills)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 23.8
2024 National Rank: #1614
2024 State Rank: #34
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -7.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 5.5
2025 National Rank*: #2392
2025 State Rank*: #61
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 10.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3382
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 36-18 (24-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7445
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 117-138 [116-139 on the field] (68-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 12-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 39.5
2024 Points Against Average: 24.4
2024 Differential: +15.1
2024 Wins: #1959 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (20-10), #2943 Statesville (39-14), #3305 East Lincoln (Denver) (39-28), #3427 East Rutherford (Forest City) (56-55), #4916 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (54-21), #5335 Lincolnton (41-20), #5593 North Davidson (Lexington) (43-13), #6738 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (27-14), #6956 North Iredell (Olin) (44-22), #8032 St. Stephens (Hickory) (42-14), #9222 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (42-7), #9485 West Iredell (Statesville) (35-14)
2024 Losses: #709 Hickory (49-46), #709 Hickory (60-25)
2024 Opponents W-L: 93-69
Recent League Championships: 2019 (2A South Fork)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 8/29 Lincolnton, 9/5 Maiden, 9/12 West Iredell (Statesville), 9/19 East Lincoln (Denver), 9/26 Hickory, 10/3 Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/10 Bandys (Catawba), 10/24 Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/31 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Hickory (19.5), East Lincoln (Denver) (11.3), Lincolnton (-5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-31.9), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-31.7), West Iredell (Statesville) (-31.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (5.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -12.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #35
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #867
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 4%



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