Battle Ground Academy (Franklin, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Roc Batten
League: Division II-A
Playoff Division: II-A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ronald Cleveland 5'10" 175 Senior RB/DB
Reives Berry 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB
Myles Taylor 6'4" 220 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, QB, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.9
2013 National Rank: #3816
2013 State Rank: #103
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2014 National Rank: #2837
2014 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1813
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 57-63-1 (24-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 29.2
2013 Points Against Average: 16.5
2013 Differential: +12.7
2013 Wins: #5463 Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, KY) (35-14), #5876 Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (35-14), #6200 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville) (42-7), #9294 Mt. Pleasant (41-20), #10584 Davidson Academy (Nashville) (41-0), #11596 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (52-20), #13532 Zion Christian Academy (Columbia) (35-7)
2013 Losses: #487 Webb (Knoxville) (38-6), #1055 Father Ryan (Nashville) (24-7), #2820 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (10-7), #3003 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (27-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 59-67
Recent State Championships: 2003 (II-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Coffee County Central (Manchester), 8/29 at Father Ryan (Nashville), 9/5 at Goodpasture Christian (Madison), 9/12 Mt. Pleasant, 9/26 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville), 10/3 at Davidson Academy (Nashville), 10/10 Webb (Knoxville), 10/17 Zion Christian Academy (Columbia), 10/31 at Franklin Road Academy (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Webb (Knoxville) (43.2), Father Ryan (Nashville) (39.8), Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Zion Christian Academy (Columbia) (-32.5), Coffee County Central (Manchester) (-28.3), Davidson Academy (Nashville) (-11.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (9.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6135
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%