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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Rusty Bradley
League: 3A Region 2 (moving from AA District 4)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Smith 6'2" 175 Junior QB 4.7
Phillip Nichols 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.6
Jake Newton 5'11" 210 Senior ILB 4.8

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Austin Pope 6'4.5" 220 Senior TE 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Need More Depth Across Board

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2014 National Rank: #2630
2014 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 35.4
2015 National Rank: #1139
2015 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1486
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 105-46 (42-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 27.2
2014 Points Against Average: 26.9
2014 Differential: +0.3
2014 Wins: #3860 Grace Christian (Knoxville) (21-7), #4087 Scott (Huntsville) (41-21), #4160 Pigeon Forge (26-15), #5149 Franklin Road Academy (Nashville) (49-28), #6366 Roane County (Kingston) (42-20), #8135 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (42-6), #8352 Powell (47-13)
2014 Losses: #539 Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville) (70-23), #541 Alcoa (35-14), #541 Alcoa (38-7), #778 Webb (Knoxville) (31-21), #1086 Belfry (KY) (31-7), #2482 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (35-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 111-51
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AA District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/21/15 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (37-7), 8/28/15 Grace Christian (Knoxville) (48-7), 9/4/15 Scott (Huntsville) (35-0), 9/11/15 Webb (Knoxville) (32-14), 9/18/15 Roane County (Kingston) (35-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Livingston Academy (Livingston), 8/28 at Grace Christian (Knoxville), 9/4 Scott (Huntsville), 9/11 Webb (Knoxville), 9/18 at Roane County (Kingston), 9/25 at Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville), 10/2 Loudon, 10/8 Clinton, 10/16 at McMinn Central (Englewood), 10/30 at Alcoa
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Alcoa (48.5), Webb (Knoxville) (36.6), Grace Christian (Knoxville) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Roane County (Kingston) (9.3), Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (11), Scott (Huntsville) (16.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 (22.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1207
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%