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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Cyclones
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Shawn Witten
League: AA District 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

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

TOP PLAYERS
Terrence Turner 5'10" 180 Senior RB
Derek Nunley 6'2" 200 Senior G/DE
Justin Williams 5'10" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2011 National Rank: #4064
2011 State Rank: #114
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.6
2012 National Rank: #4081
2012 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4488
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 59-47 (38-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.9
2011 Points Against Average: 12.7
2011 Differential: +18.2
2011 Wins: #5919 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (31-3), #6474 Watauga (Boone, NC) (14-7), #8141 Tuscola (Waynesville, NC) (35-0), #8206 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (48-6), #9611 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (41-0), #9611 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (38-18), #11359 Unicoi County (Erwin) (52-0), #13182 Johnson County (Mountain City) (45-6)
2011 Losses: #1802 Austin-East (Knoxville) (16-7), #1895 Science Hill (Johnson City) (27-13), #3300 Sullivan North (Kingsport) (41-20), #4090 Sullivan South (Kingsport) (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-66
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (3A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 8/24 Science Hill (Johnson City), 8/31 Happy Valley (Elizabethton), 9/7 Tuscola (Waynesville, NC), 9/14 at Sullivan North (Kingsport), 9/21 at Sullivan South (Kingsport), 9/28 Watauga (Boone, NC), 10/5 at Unicoi County (Erwin), 10/12 Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/26 at Sullivan East (Bluff City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Science Hill (Johnson City) (36.5), Sullivan South (Kingsport) (20.2), Sullivan North (Kingsport) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson County (Mountain City) (-30.1), Unicoi County (Erwin) (-17.1), Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (-13.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (5.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%