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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clayton Trivett
League: 4A/5A South Piedmont (moving from 1A/2A Central Carolina)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2024 National Rank: #4063
2024 State Rank: #105
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -10.1
2025 National Rank*: #4798
2025 State Rank*: #130
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 20.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1784
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31
5-Year Dynasty Record: 54-8 (28-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3967
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.4
Dynasty Record: 194-88 [198-84 on the field] (105-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 11-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 39.1
2024 Points Against Average: 13.5
2024 Differential: +25.6
2024 Wins: #4683 Walkertown (12-6), #5593 North Davidson (Lexington) (20-12), #6969 Lexington (37-16), #7364 Person (Roxboro) (38-7), #7884 North Rowan (Spencer) (27-14), #8952 West Davidson (Lexington) (42-15), #8952 West Davidson (Lexington) (42-7), #9524 Thomasville (32-6), #11642 East Rowan (Salisbury) (57-0), #12475 East Davidson (Thomasville) (73-7), #13539 South Davidson (Denton) (64-0)
2024 Losses: #3277 Forest Hills (Marshville) (38-31), #4683 Walkertown (47-33)
2024 Opponents W-L: 67-78
Recent State Championships: 2020 (2AA), 2010 (2AA)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (1A/2A Central Carolina), 2023 (1A/2A Central Carolina), 2022 (1A/2A West Conference 33), 2021 (1A/2A West Conference 33), 2012 (2A Central Carolina), 2010 (2A Central Carolina), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Carolina), 2006 (Central Carolina), 2005 (tied for 1st; Central Carolina), 2004 (tied for 1st; Central Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Forest Hills (Marshville), 8/29 North Rowan (Spencer), 9/5 Oak Grove (Winston-Salem), 9/19 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove), 9/26 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 10/3 East Rowan (Salisbury), 10/10 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 10/17 South Rowan (China Grove), 10/24 Concord, 10/31 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (13.5), Oak Grove (Winston-Salem) (1.9), Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: East Rowan (Salisbury) (-52.2), Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (-34.3), South Rowan (China Grove) (-30.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4 (-14.4 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16.4
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #50
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1040
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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