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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Cyclones
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Shawn Witten
League: AA District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
McKenley Berry 6'1" 175 Senior QB
Luke Nidiffer 6'1" 215 Senior MLB
Terrence Turner 5'8" 170 Junior ATH/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Front 7

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 19.6
2010 National Rank: #3320
2010 State Rank: #97
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.5
2011 National Rank: #2779
2011 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4423
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 32-27 (19-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 23.9
2010 Points Against Average: 22.8
2010 Differential: +1.1
2010 Wins: #4457 Austin-East (Knoxville) (14-13), #5162 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg) (32-28), #6371 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (13-10), #7772 Sullivan North (Kingsport) (14-6), #8492 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (30-14), #9037 Volunteer (Church Hill) (28-13), #11503 Johnson County (Mountain City) (44-15), #12085 Unicoi County (Erwin) (41-6), #13114 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (35-7)
2010 Losses: #50 Alcoa (55-20), #193 Greeneville (55-14), #656 Knoxville Christian Academy (Knoxville) (34-14), #1217 Asheville (NC) (49-28), #2867 Science Hill (Johnson City) (14-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 100-65
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (3A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/30/11 Watauga (Boone, NC) (14-7), 10/7/11 Unicoi County (Erwin) (52-0), 10/14/11 Johnson County (Mountain City) (45-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 8/26 at Science Hill (Johnson City), 9/2 at Happy Valley (Elizabethton), 9/9 at Tuscola (Waynesville, NC), 9/16 Sullivan North (Kingsport), 9/23 Sullivan South (Kingsport), 9/30 at Watauga (Boone, NC), 10/7 Unicoi County (Erwin), 10/14 at Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/28 Sullivan East (Bluff City)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan South (Kingsport) (25.9), Science Hill (Johnson City) (25.9), Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan East (Bluff City) (-26), Johnson County (Mountain City) (-19.6), Unicoi County (Erwin) (-17)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (14.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7086
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%
Opener: 8/19 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) [projection: 27-21 win]