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GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Blue/Platinum
League: 4A/5A Mountain Eight (moving from 3A Mountain 7)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #19

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 2.6
2024 National Rank: #4621
2024 State Rank: #120
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -9.6
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -9.7
2025 National Rank*: #4731
2025 State Rank*: #128
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -0.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5433
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 28-24 (18-11 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8304
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 103-148 (59-77 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2024 Points For Average: 28
2024 Points Against Average: 22.6
2024 Differential: +5.4
2024 Wins: #4916 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (47-28), #4937 Pisgah (Canton) (27-14), #5212 Franklin (35-14), #6455 Tuscola (Waynesville) (21-16), #7890 Cherokee (34-21), #8794 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (42-35), #10096 Swain County (Bryson City) (21-0), #10893 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (53-6)
2024 Losses: #2079 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (35-14), #3243 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (49-7), #4138 Murphy (22-14), #4937 Pisgah (Canton) (31-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 74-56
Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st; 3A Mountain 7), 2019 (tied for 1st; 2A Mountain Six)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Swain County (Bryson City), 8/29 Andrews, 9/5 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/12 at Pisgah (Canton), 9/19 at East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 9/26 at Tuscola (Waynesville), 10/3 Brevard, 10/10 West Henderson (Hendersonville), 10/24 at Franklin, 10/31 at North Henderson (Hendersonville)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Brevard (14.2), West Henderson (Hendersonville) (-8), Pisgah (Canton) (-9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (-53.6), Andrews (-50.4), Swain County (Bryson City) (-40.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (-2.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -23.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #71
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1331
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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