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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black
Coach: Chris Lyons
League: 2A/3A/4A Quad County (moving from 2A/3A Big East)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #42

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2024 National Rank: #8530
2024 State Rank: #253
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -7.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.6
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -40.8
2025 National Rank*: #10247
2025 State Rank*: #312
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -13.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8346
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 22-30 (12-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -3
Dynasty National Rank: #8913
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 37.8
Dynasty Record: 128-126 [127-127 on the field] (65-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2024 Points For Average: 16.8
2024 Points Against Average: 26.1
2024 Differential: -9.3
2024 Wins: #9967 Franklinton (10-7), #10795 Weldon (14-6), #10842 Pine Lake Prep (Mooresville) (35-14), #11382 Bunn (24-0), #11437 American Leadership Academy-Johnston (Clayton) (51-16), #12597 Northampton County (Gaston) (14-8)
2024 Losses: #2598 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (70-7), #3306 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (35-13), #3955 Southern Nash (Bailey) (54-7), #4031 Rocky Mount (42-0), #7837 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (35-10)
2024 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent League Championships: 2020 (1A/2A Northern Carolina), 2014 (2A Northern Carolina), 2011 (tied for 1st; 2A Northern Carolina), 2010 (2A Northern Carolina), 2009 (2A Northern Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Northampton County (Gaston), 8/29 KIPP Pride (Gaston), 9/12 Pasquotank County (Elizabeth City), 9/19 Hertford County (Ahoskie), 9/26 Warren County (Warrenton), 10/3 at Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest), 10/10 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 10/17 at Louisburg, 10/24 at American Leadership Academy (Clayton), 10/31 Bunn
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Warren County (Warrenton) (-16.1), Pasquotank County (Elizabeth City) (-24.7), Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (-25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Northampton County (Gaston) (-60.9), Wake Prep Academy (Wake Forest) (-49.9), Bunn (-45.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 (-14 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -36.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -23.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #112
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1891
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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