Swain County (Bryson City, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Maroon Devils
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Neil Blankenship
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2015 National Rank: #5135
2015 State Rank: #156
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2016 National Rank: #5317
2016 State Rank: #162
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4677
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 122-55 (61-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.5
2015 Points Against Average: 19.7
2015 Differential: +5.8
2015 Wins: #4499 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) (32-28), #5483 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (28-24), #5685 Murphy (20-13), #6981 Rosman (28-21), #7630 Starmount (Boonville) (41-20), #9215 Andrews (49-19), #10346 Cherokee (28-0), #11122 Hayesville (43-15)
2015 Losses: #3097 Franklin (24-14), #4344 Robbinsville (22-7), #4697 East Wilkes (Ronda) (22-7), #5494 Tuscola (Waynesville) (38-34), #7883 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (10-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 97-67
Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004
Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Conference 1), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA), 8/26 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/2 North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/9 Franklin, 9/16 at Tuscola (Waynesville), 9/30 Hayesville, 10/7 at Cherokee, 10/14 at Andrews, 10/21 Rosman, 10/28 at Murphy, 11/4 Robbinsville
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (23), Tuscola (Waynesville) (13.2), Murphy (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hayesville (-16.8), Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-7.8), Rosman (-4.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (5.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7096
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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