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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Setzer
League: 5A/6A Eastern Sandhills (moving from 2A Southeastern)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #31

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -13.3
2024 National Rank: #7752
2024 State Rank: #223
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: 0
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.8
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -21.3
2025 National Rank*: #6798
2025 State Rank*: #194
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 0.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5293
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 39-14 (24-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8244
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 141-116 (88-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-3
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 37.4
2024 Points Against Average: 14.3
2024 Differential: +23.1
2024 Wins: #9559 South Brunswick (Southport) (48-23), #9633 Midway (Dunn) (59-22), #10394 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (26-7), #12275 Clinton (49-6), #12407 Red Springs (44-6), #12450 West Columbus (Cerro Gordo) (55-0), #13243 West Bladen (Bladenboro) (41-0), #13463 Fairmont (43-0)
2024 Losses: #4247 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) (19-14), #4735 Lee County (Sanford) (41-19), #6488 East Duplin (Beulaville) (33-13)
2024 Opponents W-L: 42-73
Recent League Championships: 2024 (2A Southeastern), 2021 (2A East Conference 7), 2020 (1A/2A Three Rivers), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 8/29 Lumberton, 9/5 Red Springs, 9/12 North Brunswick (Leland), 9/19 at Fairmont, 10/3 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville), 10/10 at Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 10/17 Westover (Fayetteville), 10/24 at South View (Hope Mills), 10/31 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (33), North Brunswick (Leland) (-1.8), South View (Hope Mills) (-8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Fairmont (-71.8), Red Springs (-54.1), Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (-43.8)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3 (-27.3 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -28.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #82
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1534
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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