Carter (Strawberry Plains, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Heath Woods
League: AA District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Lewis 5'11" 160 Senior RB/CB
Chase Burns 6'1" 220 Senior DE/TE
Jacob Rudd 5'10" 200 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Off-Season Improvement
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -3.2
2010 National Rank: #8897
2010 State Rank: #222
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2011 National Rank: #9310
2011 State Rank: #236
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5859
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12
Dynasty Record: 30-24 (20-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2010 Points For Average: 25
2010 Points Against Average: 40.4
2010 Differential: -15.4
2010 Wins: #9546 Pigeon Forge (27-24), #10365 South-Doyle (Knoxville) (35-33), #11497 Grainger (Rutledge) (31-6)
2010 Losses: #656 Knoxville Christian Academy (Knoxville) (48-20), #2170 Gibbs (Corryton) (56-22), #2584 Fulton (Knoxville) (62-24), #3200 Hardin Valley Academy (Knoxville) (34-33), #4457 Austin-East (Knoxville) (49-16), #5162 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg) (56-14), #12618 Union County (Maynardville) (36-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A Region 1), 2006 (3A Region 1), 2005 (3A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Grainger (Rutledge) (29-7), 9/2/11 Union County (Maynardville) (38-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Grace Christian (Knoxville), 8/26 at Grainger (Rutledge), 9/2 Union County (Maynardville), 9/9 at Seymour, 9/16 Austin-East (Knoxville), 9/23 South-Doyle (Knoxville), 9/30 at Pigeon Forge, 10/7 at Gibbs (Corryton), 10/14 at Fulton (Knoxville), 10/21 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gibbs (Corryton) (19.6), Fulton (Knoxville) (16.7), Austin-East (Knoxville) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Union County (Maynardville) (-22.2), Grainger (Rutledge) (-15.1), South-Doyle (Knoxville) (-7.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7729
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Grace Christian (Knoxville) [projection: 40-26 loss]