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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: DeVante Pettiford
League: 4A/5A Big Seven (moving from 3A Central)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #46

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -21.7
2024 National Rank: #9283
2024 State Rank: #271
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -33.1
2025 National Rank*: #9003
2025 State Rank*: #272
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -17.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9330
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-35 (7-23 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #6861
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 37.1
Dynasty Record: 126-128 (69-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-8
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 17.9
2024 Points Against Average: 27.7
2024 Differential: -9.8
2024 Wins: #7611 Chapel Hill (20-13), #13397 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (54-0)
2024 Losses: #2482 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (47-23), #4672 Southern Alamance (Graham) (42-14), #4800 Western Alamance (Elon) (24-7), #5293 Vance County (Henderson) (14-6), #5997 Southeast Alamance (Haw River) (31-14), #7364 Person (Roxboro) (39-22), #7374 Montgomery Central (Troy) (46-6), #7841 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (21-13)
2024 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; 3A Big Eight), 2016 (3A Big Eight), 2015 (tied for 1st; 3A Big Eight), 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 2A/1A)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 9/5 at Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/12 at Hillside (Durham), 10/3 at Seaforth (Pittsboro), 10/10 at Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 10/17 at Carrboro, 10/24 at South Granville (Creedmoor), 10/31 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (3.4), Hillside (Durham) (-6), South Granville (Creedmoor) (-25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (-65), Seaforth (Pittsboro) (-47.8), Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (-42)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -32
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #96
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1684
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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