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: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clay Beathard 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.7
Marcus Cawthorne 6'1" 180 WR/DB 4.5
Terrell Webster 6'3" 190 WR/DB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Myles Taylor 6'5" 230 Senior TE
Ronald Cleveland 5'10" 170 Senior APB
Rieves Berry 6'2" 180 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Starting QB Returning, Depth At WR/DB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, Team Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 31.9
2014 National Rank: #1606
2014 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2015 National Rank: #1807
2015 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1714
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 67-66-1 (27-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 33.5
2014 Points Against Average: 18.2
2014 Differential: +15.3
2014 Wins: #2712 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (26-22), #3284 Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, KY) (42-12), #3661 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (21-17), #3794 St. George's (Collierville) (28-7), #5149 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville) (31-10), #7111 Davidson Academy (Nashville) (47-17), #7294 Coffee County Central (Manchester) (52-28), #7417 Mt. Pleasant (37-6), #12319 Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (41-10), #12433 Zion Christian Academy (Columbia) (41-7)
2014 Losses: #778 Webb (Knoxville) (34-28), #778 Webb (Knoxville) (38-21), #968 Father Ryan (Nashville) (28-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 74-73
Recent State Championships: 2003 (II-AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/21/15 Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (46-0), 8/28/15 Friendship Christian (Lebanon) (35-19), 9/4/15 St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (38-31), 9/18/15 University School of Jackson (Jackson) (21-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Goodpasture Christian (Madison), 8/28 at Friendship Christian (Lebanon), 9/4 at St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova), 9/18 University School of Jackson (Jackson), 9/25 at Page (Franklin), 10/2 Davidson Academy (Nashville), 10/9 at Webb (Knoxville), 10/16 at Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch), 10/30 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Webb (Knoxville) (36.6), Friendship Christian (Lebanon) (27.9), St. Benedict at Auburndale (Cordova) (17)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Goodpasture Christian (Madison) (-23.3), Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch) (-10), Davidson Academy (Nashville) (-4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (16.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4924
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%