Rhea County (Evensville, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mark Pemberton
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Edwards 6'4" 255 Senior TE/DT
Cody Bice 5'10" 180 Senior RB/CB
Mason Stephenson 6'1" 220 Senior FB/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Positions

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41
2015 National Rank: #770
2015 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2016 National Rank: #642
2016 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2334
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.1
Dynasty Record: 82-67 (47-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 35.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.1
2015 Differential: +16.1
2015 Wins: #987 Ooltewah (14-13), #1112 Farragut (Knoxville) (40-34), #2620 Soddy Daisy (45-7), #3487 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (47-32), #3873 Cleveland (41-7), #4208 Clinton (62-10), #4447 McMinn County (Athens) (29-0), #4881 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (35-0), #7778 White County (Sparta) (49-6), #8276 McMinn Central (Englewood) (62-20)
2015 Losses: #89 Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (45-14), #290 Baylor (Chattanooga) (35-27), #644 Sevier County (Sevierville) (42-28), #987 Ooltewah (16-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 93-69
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (AAA District 6), 2013 (AAA District 6), 2008 (4A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 McMinn Central (Englewood) (60-7), 9/2/16 White County (Sparta) (58-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 8/26 McMinn Central (Englewood), 9/2 vs White County (Sparta), 9/9 at Clinton, 9/16 Ooltewah, 9/23 Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN), 10/7 at Cleveland, 10/14 at Soddy Daisy, 10/21 Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/28 McMinn County (Athens)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (68.7), Baylor (Chattanooga) (46), Ooltewah (43.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: McMinn Central (Englewood) (-5.8), White County (Sparta) (-0.7), Clinton (4.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (28.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1239
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%