Cherokee (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold Coach: Kent Briggs League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -11 2015 National Rank: #10346 2015 State Rank: #311 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.2 2016 National Rank: #8357 2016 State Rank: #253 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -12 Dynasty National Rank: #11666 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8 Dynasty Record: 68-88 (31-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.1 2015 Points Against Average: 26.8 2015 Differential: -6.7 2015 Wins: #7883 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (32-24), #11122 Hayesville (45-28), #13172 Cosby (TN) (52-22), #13613 Trinity Academy (Raleigh) (34-7) 2015 Losses: #2910 Mitchell (Bakersville) (49-7), #4344 Robbinsville (27-7), #5135 Swain County (Bryson City) (28-0), #5685 Murphy (27-6), #6981 Rosman (21-0), #9053 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS) (21-20), #9215 Andrews (41-24), #9215 Andrews (26-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 78-62 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Smoky Mountain), 2006 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Trinity Academy (Gray, TN), 8/26 Mitchell (Bakersville), 9/2 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia, MS), 9/9 at Cosby (TN), 9/15 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/23 at Murphy, 10/7 Swain County (Bryson City), 10/14 at Rosman, 10/21 Andrews, 10/28 at Robbinsville, 11/4 Hayesville Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (Bakersville) (28.6), Murphy (12.2), Swain County (Bryson City) (10.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Academy (Gray, TN) (-36.5), Cosby (TN) (-31.5), Hayesville (-16.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 (-2.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #317 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9508 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.