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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Sam Greiner
League: 7A/8A Meck Power Six (moving from 3A/4A Queen City)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3
D1 PROSPECT
KD Cotton 5'9" 175 Senior WR
RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 45.8
2024 National Rank: #303
2024 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 45.1
2025 National Rank*: #184
2025 State Rank*: #6
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 24.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1385
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 19.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 38-21 (17-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2350
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 138-133 (66-77 in league)
HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 13-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 39.5
2024 Points Against Average: 8.2
2024 Differential: +31.3
2024 Wins: #603 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (14-7), #709 Hickory (36-20), #846 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (39-13), #2079 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (58-0), #2614 Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte) (33-7), #2649 Palisades (Charlotte) (36-6), #3732 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (32-14), #3957 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (60-3), #4062 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (51-0), #4583 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (47-0), #5726 Hopewell (Huntersville) (47-0), #5790 Cox Mill (Concord) (41-0), #10214 Harding University (Charlotte) (72-0)
2024 Losses: #72 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (40-14), #287 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (13-12)
2024 Opponents W-L: 111-67
Recent State Championships: 2024 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (MECA), 2007 (MECA-6)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/18/24 Harding University (Charlotte) (72-0), 10/25/24 Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte) (33-7), 11/1/24 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (51-0), 11/15/24 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (47-0), 11/22/24 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (60-3), 11/29/24 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (58-0), 12/6/24 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (39-13), 12/13/24 Hickory (36-20), 12/21/24 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (14-7)
SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
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