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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Craig Barber
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -17.4
2014 National Rank: #11568
2014 State Rank: #340
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -23.3
2015 National Rank: #12383
2015 State Rank: #369
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11704
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 64-80 (30-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.5
2014 Points Against Average: 33.8
2014 Differential: -12.3
2014 Wins: #10605 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) (26-21), #11708 Hayesville (31-14), #12603 Brevard (30-19)
2014 Losses: #2840 Robbinsville (50-20), #4389 Murphy (56-20), #5086 Swain County (Bryson City) (17-7), #6531 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) (41-26), #7581 Mitchell (Bakersville) (27-8), #8039 Tuscola (Waynesville) (35-28), #9458 Rosman (46-22), #10877 Andrews (41-19), #11029 Pine Lake Prep (Mooresville) (38-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 81-72
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Smoky Mountain), 2006 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Cosby (TN) (52-22), 9/18/15 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (32-24)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Trinity Academy (Raleigh), 8/28 at Mitchell (Bakersville), 9/4 at Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS), 9/11 Cosby (TN), 9/18 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/25 Murphy, 10/9 at Swain County (Bryson City), 10/16 Rosman, 10/23 at Andrews, 10/30 Robbinsville, 11/6 at Hayesville
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Murphy (21.5), Swain County (Bryson City) (19.1), Robbinsville (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hayesville (-20.3), Cosby (TN) (-19.6), Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-18.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-3.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8684
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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