Happy Valley (Elizabethton, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Larry Shively
League: AA District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Lowe 6'3" 280 Senior OL
Jaylen Simmons 5'10" 225 Senior RB/CB
Zack Ball 6'3" 175 Senior LB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Playmakers, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2010 National Rank: #6371
2010 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 1.4
2011 National Rank: #7318
2011 State Rank: #197
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9353
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 29-26 (19-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 27
2010 Points Against Average: 16.4
2010 Differential: +10.6
2010 Wins: #7772 Sullivan North (Kingsport) (33-27), #8506 Hampton (29-12), #8959 South Greene (Greeneville) (28-21), #9860 Unaka (Elizabethton) (19-13), #11043 Cloudland (Roan Mountain) (41-0), #11503 Johnson County (Mountain City) (21-14), #12085 Unicoi County (Erwin) (34-12), #13114 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (55-0)
2010 Losses: #2418 Clintwood (VA) (35-0), #3320 Elizabethton (13-10), #5162 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg) (33-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-58
Recent League Championships: 2008 (2A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Unicoi County (Erwin) (20-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Sullivan Central (Blountville), 8/26 Unaka (Elizabethton), 9/2 Elizabethton, 9/9 at Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 9/16 at Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/23 at Abingdon (VA), 9/30 Sullivan East (Bluff City), 10/14 at Sullivan North (Kingsport), 10/21 Hampton, 10/28 Johnson County (Mountain City)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabethton (23.1), Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (20), Abingdon (VA) (1.6)
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: -4.7 (-1.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9800
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 at Sullivan Central (Blountville) [projection: 28-14 win]