Middlesboro (KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Vegas Gold/White Coach: Zach Massengill League: 2A District 7 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Owen McWilliams 5'10" 180 Junior FS/WR 4.55 Chase Elliott 5'10" 175 Junior WR/RB 4.6 Ethan Ellison 6'0" 190 Senior 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Many Skill Position Players Who Run Well, Many Sophomores/Juniors Have Game Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth, Youth, Only Have 6 Seniors RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -22.8 2015 National Rank: #12352 2015 State Rank: #180 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -23.3 2016 National Rank: #12352 2016 State Rank: #178 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7829 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.5 Dynasty Record: 85-68-1 (27-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-10 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 16 2015 Points Against Average: 44.5 2015 Differential: -28.5 2015 Wins: #11747 Harlan (28-21) 2015 Losses: #2941 Danville (56-0), #4283 Bell County (Pineville) (41-7), #5677 Paris (63-7), #6824 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (56-19), #7220 Shelby Valley (Pikeville) (56-13), #8005 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (47-38), #8447 Somerset (54-7), #10277 South Laurel (London) (35-19), #10428 Williamsburg (21-7), #11647 Pineville (40-31) 2015 Opponents W-L: 85-46 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Pineville (23-16) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Bell County (Pineville), 8/26 at Whitley County (Williamsburg), 9/2 at Pineville, 9/9 at South Laurel (London), 9/16 Paris, 9/23 at Harlan, 10/7 at Lexington Christian (Lexington), 10/14 Danville, 10/21 Somerset, 10/28 at Williamsburg Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Danville (19.6), Bell County (Pineville) (11.9), Lexington Christian (Lexington) (10.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pineville (-17.3), Williamsburg (-15.1), Harlan (-12.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (-0.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8044 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%