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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Derrick Davis
League: AA District 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Miller 6'1" 225 Junior LB/FB
Matthew Triplett 5'10" 165 Senior DE/LB
Marcus Green 5'8" 150 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22
2011 National Rank: #2899
2011 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2012 National Rank: #3924
2012 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3764
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3
Dynasty Record: 74-28 (43-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 29.1
2011 Points Against Average: 20.3
2011 Differential: +8.8
2011 Wins: #1475 Signal Mountain (36-35), #3864 Roane County (Kingston) (28-14), #6841 Sweetwater (34-14), #7073 Sequoyah (Madisonville) (41-7), #8288 Meigs County (Decatur) (42-0), #8409 Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga) (38-21), #10354 McMinn Central (Englewood) (46-14), #10364 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (32-6)
2011 Losses: #564 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville) (35-13), #1556 South Pittsburg (34-14), #2171 Bradley Central (Cleveland) (34-12), #9856 Chattanooga Central (Harrison) (29-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-66
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Bradley Central (Cleveland), 8/24 Chattanooga Central (Harrison), 8/31 at McMinn Central (Englewood), 9/7 at Chattanooga Christian (Chattanooga), 9/14 Sweetwater, 9/21 at Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/5 at Signal Mountain, 10/12 Sequoyah (Madisonville), 10/19 South Pittsburg, 10/26 at Meigs County (Decatur)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Signal Mountain (34.1), South Pittsburg (33.7), Bradley Central (Cleveland) (29.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Walker Valley (Cleveland) (-10.1), Chattanooga Central (Harrison) (-7.6), McMinn Central (Englewood) (-5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (13.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%