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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Rusty Bradley
League: 3A Region 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Smith 6'2" 180 Senior QB 4.7
Haydn Tanner 6'0" 175 Senior FS
West Shuler 5'11" 180 Junior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Pope 6'4.5" 215 Senior TE 4.6
Bo Layton 6'6" 260 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passion, Work-Ethic, Many Young Players Gained Experience Last Year
Team Weaknesses: Young, Lost 17 Seniors, Some Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 36.3
2015 National Rank: #1151
2015 State Rank: #36
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32
2016 National Rank: #1554
2016 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1379
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 116-48 (46-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 34.3
2015 Points Against Average: 14.8
2015 Differential: +19.5
2015 Wins: #2981 Elizabethton (48-19), #3806 Roane County (Kingston) (35-14), #4208 Clinton (42-21), #4392 Webb (Knoxville) (32-14), #4474 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (48-13), #5263 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (37-7), #5813 Scott (Huntsville) (35-0), #6019 Grace Christian (Knoxville) (48-7), #7071 Johnson County (Mountain City) (37-14), #8276 McMinn Central (Englewood) (35-6), #10217 Loudon (42-20)
2015 Losses: #195 Alcoa (33-7), #195 Alcoa (24-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-63
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AA District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Livingston Academy (Livingston), 8/26 Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville), 9/2 at Scott (Huntsville), 9/9 at Webb (Knoxville), 9/16 Roane County (Kingston), 9/23 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville), 9/30 at Loudon, 10/7 at Clinton, 10/14 McMinn Central (Englewood), 10/28 Alcoa
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Alcoa (51.4), Webb (Knoxville) (21.8), Roane County (Kingston) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: McMinn Central (Englewood) (-5.8), Grace Christian Academy (Knoxville) (-5.4), Loudon (-1.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (19 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4296
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%