| Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Benny Hammonds League: AA District 3 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Myers 6'0" 215 Senior QB Ty Herrell 6'4" 250 Senior C Hunter Meier 5'11" 205 Senior OL/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Up Front, Recent Success, JR Class Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.2 2010 National Rank: #5162 2010 State Rank: #140 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.4 2011 National Rank: #5403 2011 State Rank: #159 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5192 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 49-11 (20-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 33 2010 Points Against Average: 18.8 2010 Differential: +14.2 2010 Wins: #6371 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (33-27), #7772 Sullivan North (Kingsport) (27-15), #8897 Carter (Strawberry Plains) (56-14), #9546 Pigeon Forge (35-8), #10471 Oneida (28-10), #12085 Unicoi County (Erwin) (48-12), #12618 Union County (Maynardville) (42-18), #12921 Cosby (55-14), #13114 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (42-7) 2010 Losses: #2170 Gibbs (Corryton) (52-14), #2584 Fulton (Knoxville) (22-14), #3320 Elizabethton (32-28), #4457 Austin-East (Knoxville) (14-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-79 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2A Region 1), 2006 (2A Region 1), 2004 (2A Region 1), 2003 (2A Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Cocke County (Newport), 9/2 Swain County (Bryson City, NC), 9/9 Knox Central (Barbourville, KY), 9/15 at Gibbs (Corryton), 9/23 at Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/30 Union County (Maynardville), 10/7 at Fulton (Knoxville), 10/13 Austin-East (Knoxville), 10/21 at Carter (Strawberry Plains), 10/28 at Pigeon Forge Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Knox Central (Barbourville, KY) (22.9), Gibbs (Corryton) (19.6), Fulton (Knoxville) (16.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Union County (Maynardville) (-22.2), Unicoi County (Erwin) (-17), Cocke County (Newport) (-16.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (0.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7492 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Cocke County (Newport) [projection: 42-14 win] |