# Team 1225: The Gorillas Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2003. District FNC. ## Who backs them - School: Henderson County Early College & Henderson County Career Academy & Hendersonville High & West Henderson High & North Henderson High & East Henderson High & Henderson County Public Schools - Sponsors: North Henderson High - Website: http:///www.team1225.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1225gorillas - X: https://twitter.com/1225_gorillas - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1225_gorillas - GitHub: https://github.com/team1225 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **60.25**, rank 1132 of 3708 (69.5th percentile) - Record: 21-23-0 over 44 matches (48% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.2, teleop 49.0, endgame 1.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 39%, RP2 8% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FNC District Cabarrus Event | 2026nccab | 1 | 16 | 5-7-0 | 18 | 8 | 25.0 | 27 | | | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | 2026ncash | 2 | 6 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 4 | 50.0 | 42 | | | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | 2026nccmp | 7 | 30 | 5-7-0 | 18 | | 60.2 | 33 | | | South Carolina Robotics Invitational And Workshops | 2026sccol | 32 | 6 | 5-2-0 | 17 | 4 | 46.4 | | | | THOR West | 2026ncrut | 34 | 13 | 3-3-0 | 10 | 4 | 42.7 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Quality Award (2026ncash) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2017 – now: The Gorillas - 2011 – 2016: Gorillas - 2008 – 2010: AMPERAGE - 2007: HRT - 2006: RIOT - 2004: Freeze Dried Water ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 1 - Awards: 12, over 10 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Creativity | 3 | 2023, 2018, 2012 | | Innovation in Control | 2 | 2024, 2020 | | Finalist | 2 | 2022, 2016 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2017, 2015 | | Quality | 1 | 2026 | | Imagery | 1 | 2024 | | Winner | 1 | 2015 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | | Not picked | | 2026 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FNC District Cabarrus Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FNC District Catawba County Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2020 | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2020 | PCH District Gainesville Event presented by Automation Direct | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FNC District Guilford County Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | NC District Forsyth County Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | PCH District Gainesville Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | NC District - UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NC District - Greensboro Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | NC District - UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC District - Guilford County Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2015 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 60.3 | 1132 / 3708 | 69.5 | 21-23-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 19.4 | 2555 / 3687 | 30.7 | 13-15-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 7.6 | 2743 / 3475 | 21.1 | 17-26-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 12.8 | 2945 / 3284 | 10.3 | 8-19-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 11.4 | 1799 / 3053 | 41.1 | 12-20-2 | 3 | | 2020 | 39.8 | 479 / 2024 | 76.4 | 18-12-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 18.1 | 1416 / 3763 | 62.4 | 7-16-1 | 2 | | 2018 | 87.8 | 1423 / 3617 | 60.7 | 21-23-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 77.3 | 1540 / 3331 | 53.8 | 14-25-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 19.8 | 2238 / 3114 | 28.1 | 9-20-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 36.2 | 492 / 2873 | 82.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 44.1 | 479 / 2697 | 82.3 | 15-12-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 28.6 | 513 / 2510 | 79.6 | 13-17-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 9.9 | 595 / 2332 | 74.5 | 11-12-2 | 2 | | 2011 | 18.2 | 356 / 2053 | 82.7 | 11-9-1 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.8 | 416 / 1801 | 76.9 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 16.4 | 815 / 1675 | 51.4 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 18.3 | 290 / 1498 | 80.7 | 6-6-1 | 1 | | 2007 | 8.6 | 501 / 1295 | 61.4 | 3-7-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 7.9 | 637 / 1125 | 43.4 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 13.7 | 855 / 932 | 8.3 | 3-4-1 | 1 | | 2003 | 11.9 | 752 / 785 | 4.2 | 2-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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