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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Vegas Gold/Blue
Coach: Jason Battle
League: 5A/6A Big East (moving from 2A/3A Big East)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #12

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2024 National Rank: #4031
2024 State Rank: #103
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 0.8
2025 National Rank*: #3036
2025 State Rank*: #79
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 4.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4408
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 28-24 (20-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2142
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 184-86-1 (80-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 28.5
2024 Points Against Average: 21.5
2024 Differential: +7
2024 Wins: #3955 Southern Nash (Bailey) (41-40), #5125 Richlands (24-7), #7837 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (13-7), #8276 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (57-6), #8530 Roanoke Rapids (42-0), #9967 Franklinton (48-14), #11382 Bunn (34-7)
2024 Losses: #603 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (56-14), #1656 Northeastern (Elizabeth City) (27-7), #1704 Tarboro (30-0), #2598 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (41-40), #5293 Vance County (Henderson) (23-22)
2024 Opponents W-L: 101-44
Recent State Championships: 2015 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (3A Big East), 2015 (3A Big East), 2008 (NEW 6), 2007 (NEW 6), 2005 (NEW), 2004 (Big East)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Tarboro, 8/29 East Wake (Wendell), 9/5 Nash Central (Rocky Mount), 9/12 at Vance County (Henderson), 9/19 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/3 Southern Wayne (Dudley), 10/10 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville), 10/17 Southern Nash (Bailey), 10/24 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/31 at Northern Nash (Rocky Mount)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Tarboro (18.4), Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (3.3), Southern Nash (Bailey) (-2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southern Wayne (Dudley) (-61.2), Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (-27.8), Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (-25.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 (2.8 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.1
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.7
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #986
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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