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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Teal/Silver/White
Coach: Jermaine Harper
League: 6A Carolina Pines (moving from 3A Quad County)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #47

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -14.6
2024 National Rank: #7996
2024 State Rank: #235
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -31.6
2025 National Rank*: #8753
2025 State Rank*: #262
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -7.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7092
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-24 (14-18 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7622
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 33.1
Dynasty Record: 98-142 [99-141 on the field] (61-81 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 24.2
2024 Points Against Average: 27.5
2024 Differential: -3.3
2024 Wins: #6661 Harnett Central (Angier) (37-34), #7182 East Wake (Wendell) (28-14), #7817 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (30-27), #10754 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (28-24), #12236 Western Harnett (Lillington) (28-14), #12351 Southern Wayne (Dudley) (48-14)
2024 Losses: #1012 Cleveland (Clayton) (47-0), #3404 Aycock [Charles B.] (Pikeville) (29-0), #6554 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (35-29), #7158 Currituck County (Barco) (25-6), #7463 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (39-32)
2024 Opponents W-L: 61-60
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 South Garner (Garner), 8/29 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 9/12 Clayton, 9/19 Union Pines (Cameron), 9/26 Lee County (Sanford), 10/3 Triton (Erwin), 10/10 at Harnett Central (Angier), 10/17 Southern Lee (Sanford), 10/24 at Western Harnett (Lillington), 10/31 South Johnston (Four Oaks)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Clayton (25.3), Union Pines (Cameron) (-9.5), Lee County (Sanford) (-14.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Western Harnett (Lillington) (-58.3), Triton (Erwin) (-48.5), Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-36.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (-12.4 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -22.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #67
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1310
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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