Tuscola (Waynesville, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Donnie Kiefer League: 3A/2A WNC (moving from 3A/2A Appalachian) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rob Howard 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB Eli Woody 6'1" 210 Senior OL/DL Ryan Bristle 6'1" 270 Senior DL/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Play, QB Team Weaknesses: Young RBs, Inexperience At WR RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.1 2010 National Rank: #4252 2010 State Rank: #128 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2011 National Rank: #3419 2011 State Rank: #99 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3619 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2 Dynasty Record: 37-25-1 (21-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 25.3 2010 Points Against Average: 19.4 2010 Differential: +5.9 2010 Wins: #5817 Franklin (27-21), #7399 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (13-10), #7535 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (35-14), #8070 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (38-7), #8915 Brevard (42-7), #8967 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (43-28), #12589 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (34-7) 2010 Losses: #1217 Asheville (25-0), #1217 Asheville (32-14), #1827 Polk County (Columbus) (20-14), #3124 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (45-30), #3946 Pisgah (Canton) (17-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 76-70 Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A/2A Appalachian), 2008 (Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/16/11 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (21-14), 9/23/11 Brevard (28-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Polk County (Columbus), 8/26 vs Hibriten (Lenoir), 9/2 Asheville, 9/9 Elizabethton (TN), 9/16 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/23 at Brevard, 9/30 North Henderson (Hendersonville), 10/7 Pisgah (Canton), 10/14 at West Henderson (Hendersonville), 10/21 at East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 10/28 vs Franklin Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Asheville (33.5), Polk County (Columbus) (27.6), Elizabethton (TN) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-17.5), Brevard (-6.7), North Henderson (Hendersonville) (-4.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (11.8 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4284 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Polk County (Columbus) [projection: 31-20 loss]