| Swain County (Bryson City, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Devils Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Neil Blankenship League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Corbin Panther 6'1" 230 Senior OL/LB Greg Tisho 6'4" 210 Senior WR/LB Matthew Maennle 5'11" 165 Senior ATH/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Linemen, Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth, Young Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 31 2011 National Rank: #1576 2011 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.5 2012 National Rank: #1413 2012 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5334 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6 Dynasty Record: 76-42 (40-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 15-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 36 2011 Points Against Average: 11.8 2011 Differential: +24.2 2011 Wins: #3349 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (20-14), #3392 Mitchell (Bakersville) (28-21), #3858 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (37-35), #4071 Murphy (28-0), #4293 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (21-14), #5576 Pikeville (KY) (34-0), #5940 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, TN) (35-0), #7072 Avery County (Newland) (63-35), #7189 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (28-6), #8400 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (38-7), #8500 Andrews (55-7), #10362 Rosman (58-8), #10659 Robbinsville (33-14), #11695 Cherokee (49-7), #11804 Hayesville (43-6) 2011 Losses: #1456 Franklin (14-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 130-75 Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 13 Streak List: 9/16/11 Robbinsville (33-14), 9/24/11 Pikeville (KY) (34-0), 9/30/11 Hayesville (43-6), 10/7/11 Cherokee (49-7), 10/14/11 Andrews (55-7), 10/21/11 Rosman (58-8), 10/28/11 Murphy (28-0), 11/4/11 Avery County (Newland) (63-35), 11/11/11 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (28-6), 11/18/11 Mitchell (Bakersville) (28-21), 11/25/11 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (37-35), 12/3/11 Ayden-Grifton (Ayden) (20-14), 8/17/12 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (28-21) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 8/24 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 8/31 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg, TN), 9/7 Franklin, 9/14 Robbinsville, 9/22 at Pikeville (KY), 9/28 Hayesville, 10/5 at Cherokee, 10/12 at Andrews, 10/19 Rosman, 10/26 at Murphy Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (22.6), Murphy (16.3), East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (15.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hayesville (-18), Cherokee (-16.9), Robbinsville (-13.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 (7.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7386 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69% |