Hayesville (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Kenneth Dockery League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #46 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kyle Rhinehardt 6'1" 180 Senior QB Logan Thurmond 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL Logan Cowart 6'3" 220 Junior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: New Season With Fresh Start Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -15.3 2015 National Rank: #11122 2015 State Rank: #332 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -16.8 2016 National Rank: #11339 2016 State Rank: #344 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -12 Dynasty National Rank: #11666 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 64-88 (32-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 20 2015 Points Against Average: 36.1 2015 Differential: -16.1 2015 Wins: #11401 Enka (34-21), #12746 Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (41-13), #12892 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (20-3) 2015 Losses: #4344 Robbinsville (52-21), #4344 Robbinsville (49-14), #5135 Swain County (Bryson City) (43-15), #5685 Murphy (54-13), #6981 Rosman (57-0), #9215 Andrews (20-14), #9215 Andrews (40-20), #10346 Cherokee (45-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 71-69 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA), 8/26 at Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN), 9/2 at Union County (Blairsville, GA), 9/9 Enka, 9/23 Rosman, 9/30 at Swain County (Bryson City), 10/14 Robbinsville, 10/21 Murphy, 10/28 at Andrews, 11/4 at Cherokee Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Murphy (12.2), Swain County (Bryson City) (10.6), Robbinsville (7.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (-31.2), Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (-24.9), Enka (-9.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (-1.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9437 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 7th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%