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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jimmy Maynord
League: AA District 8
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gage Scurlock 5'11" 180 Senior QB/CB
Zach Carter 5'11" 295 Junior OL
Cody Webb 6'2" 190 Senior DE/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Recent Success, QB
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Players On Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 16.8
2010 National Rank: #3887
2010 State Rank: #111
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19
2011 National Rank: #3058
2011 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2878
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 49-14 (18-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 24.6
2010 Points Against Average: 9.3
2010 Differential: +15.3
2010 Wins: #3399 Gordonsville (20-0), #4322 White House (9-6), #4887 East Literature (Nashville) (29-27), #8623 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (16-6), #8980 Cheatham County Central (Ashland City) (27-7), #9363 Westmoreland (26-0), #10810 York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown) (41-0), #10965 DeKalb County (Smithville) (38-0), #13244 Cannon County (Woodbury) (48-6), #13566 Upperman (Baxter) (35-0)
2010 Losses: #1614 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) (40-0), #6119 Macon County (Lafayette) (20-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-75
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (2A Region 4), 2005 (2A Region 4), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/19/11 White County (Sparta) (41-14), 8/26/11 Gordonsville (15-14), 9/2/11 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (19-7), 9/9/11 Warren County (McMinnville) (51-0), 9/16/11 DeKalb County (Smithville) (50-30)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 White County (Sparta), 8/26 at Gordonsville, 9/2 at Livingston Academy (Livingston), 9/9 at Warren County (McMinnville), 9/16 DeKalb County (Smithville), 9/23 Macon County (Lafayette), 9/30 at Upperman (Baxter), 10/14 Cannon County (Woodbury), 10/21 White House, 10/28 at York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: White House (18.8), Gordonsville (13.2), Macon County (Lafayette) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Upperman (Baxter) (-30.3), Cannon County (Woodbury) (-18.9), York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown) (-11.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 (2.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #239
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8930
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%
Opener: 8/19 White County (Sparta) [projection: 31-14 win]