Swain County (Bryson City, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Maroon Devils
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Neil Blankenship
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2014 National Rank: #5086
2014 State Rank: #146
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2015 National Rank: #3491
2015 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4686
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 114-50 (56-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 24.7
2014 Points Against Average: 17.1
2014 Differential: +7.6
2014 Wins: #4792 Whiteville (35-24), #5273 Mount Airy (14-0), #8039 Tuscola (Waynesville) (7-3), #8083 Avery County (Newland) (28-14), #9105 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (31-13), #9458 Rosman (56-36), #10523 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (24-0), #10877 Andrews (42-0), #10974 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (33-21), #11568 Cherokee (17-7), #11708 Hayesville (37-14)
2014 Losses: #1794 Franklin (24-12), #2840 Robbinsville (21-7), #3768 Starmount (Boonville) (42-14), #4389 Murphy (38-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 104-90
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 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA), 8/28 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/4 at North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/11 at Franklin, 9/18 Tuscola (Waynesville), 10/2 at Hayesville, 10/9 Cherokee, 10/16 Andrews, 10/23 at Rosman, 10/30 Murphy, 11/6 at Robbinsville
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (29.1), Murphy (21.5), Robbinsville (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cherokee (-23.3), Hayesville (-20.3), Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-18.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (3.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #274
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8522
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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