Cherokee (Rogersville, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Chiefs
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mike Sivert
League: 4A Region 1 (moving from AAA District 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Teagan Trent 6'0" 180 RB/FS 4.65
Jeremiah Bragg 5'8" 175 RB/CB 4.58
Huston Hamilton 6'1" 185 FB/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many Starters Returning
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -9.8
2014 National Rank: #10154
2014 State Rank: #263
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -1.3
2015 National Rank: #8134
2015 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6503
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 59-69 (36-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2014 Points For Average: 10.4
2014 Points Against Average: 39.6
2014 Differential: -29.2
2014 Wins: #10343 Volunteer (Church Hill) (13-0)
2014 Losses: #630 South-Doyle (Knoxville) (48-0), #1074 Sevier County (Sevierville) (51-10), #1286 Sullivan South (Kingsport) (49-13), #2716 Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown) (55-7), #3359 Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown) (43-0), #5711 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (33-20), #6477 Cocke County (Newport) (60-24), #6677 Jefferson County (Dandridge) (31-3), #8723 Seymour (26-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (28-26), 9/4/15 Sullivan Central (Blountville) (28-20), 9/11/15 Cocke County (Newport) (42-22), 9/18/15 Sullivan South (Kingsport) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 9/4 at Sullivan Central (Blountville), 9/11 vs Cocke County (Newport), 9/18 Sullivan South (Kingsport), 9/25 Crockett [David] (Jonesborough), 10/2 at Seymour, 10/9 Volunteer (Church Hill), 10/16 vs Greeneville, 10/23 Sullivan East (Bluff City), 10/30 at Grainger (Rutledge)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Greeneville (29.1), Sullivan South (Kingsport) (19.7), Crockett [David] (Jonesborough) (17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan Central (Blountville) (-11.9), Volunteer (Church Hill) (-9.8), Grainger (Rutledge) (-4.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5965
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%