Harlan County (Harlan, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Coach: Tom Larkey
League: 5A District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2010 National Rank: #1317
2010 State Rank: #16
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.2
2011 National Rank: #586
2011 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2513
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.5
Dynasty Record: 27-11 (11-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18.1
2010 Differential: +17.3
2010 Wins: #1517 Pulaski County (Somerset) (35-21), #3909 Clay County (Manchester) (39-14), #4089 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (41-27), #4089 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (57-18), #4947 Perry County Central (Hazard) (50-7), #6786 Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap, VA) (36-7), #7809 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (39-8), #8786 Lee (Jonesville, VA) (40-14), #8837 Mercer County (Harrodsburg) (50-13), #9727 North Laurel (London) (42-16), #11466 Leslie County (Hyden) (53-0)
2010 Losses: #108 Highlands (Fort Thomas) (34-6), #483 Bell County (Pineville) (35-0), #1517 Pulaski County (Somerset) (40-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 98-68
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/20/11 Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown, TN) (36-0), 8/27/11 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (48-20), 9/2/11 Gate City (VA) (48-7), 9/16/11 Lee (Jonesville, VA) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/20 vs Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown, TN), 8/27 vs Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington), 9/2 at Gate City (VA), 9/16 Lee (Jonesville, VA), 9/23 Knox Central (Barbourville), 9/30 at Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester), 10/7 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg), 10/14 at Whitley County (Williamsburg), 10/21 Perry County Central (Hazard), 10/28 at Bell County (Pineville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bell County (Pineville) (42.8), Gate City (VA) (34.2), Knox Central (Barbourville) (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (-7), Lee (Jonesville, VA) (-2.7), Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (0.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (16.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2685
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%
Opener: 8/20 vs Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown, TN) [projection: 38-14 win]



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