Swain County (Bryson City, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Devils Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Neil Blankenship League: 1A Smoky Mountain (moving from 1A Conference 1) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 10.5 2013 National Rank: #5417 2013 State Rank: #166 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 0.5 2014 National Rank: #7537 2014 State Rank: #224 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4633 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9 Dynasty Record: 103-46 (52-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 37.1 2013 Points Against Average: 21.5 2013 Differential: +15.6 2013 Wins: #3056 Murphy (36-27), #7603 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (34-20), #7729 Robbinsville (27-21), #8004 Starmount (Boonville) (49-14), #8240 Hayesville (28-21), #10024 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (35-20), #10115 Avery County (Newland) (31-10), #11454 Andrews (56-19), #11651 Rosman (56-20), #12843 East Wilkes (Ronda) (56-31), #13120 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (14-0), #14142 Cherokee (48-6) 2013 Losses: #3396 Franklin (35-14), #3710 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (44-38), #5504 Tuscola (Waynesville) (35-34) 2013 Opponents W-L: 93-95 Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004 Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Conference 1), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/22/14 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (31-13), 8/29/14 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (24-0), 9/5/14 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (33-21) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 8/29 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/5 North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/12 Franklin, 9/19 at Tuscola (Waynesville), 9/26 Robbinsville, 10/10 Hayesville, 10/17 at Cherokee, 10/24 at Andrews, 10/31 Rosman, 11/7 at Murphy Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Murphy (27), Franklin (17.7), Tuscola (Waynesville) (10.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cherokee (-39.8), East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (-30.4), Andrews (-16.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (-4.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #297 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9348 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.