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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Cyclones
Colors: Burnt Orange/Black
Coach: Shawn Witten
League: 4A Region 1 (moving from 3A Region 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 10-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

D1 PROSPECT
Cameron Coleman 6'3" 285 Senior SDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28.5
2016 National Rank: #1858
2016 State Rank: #40
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -12
2017 Starting Power Rating: 36.1
2017 National Rank: #1015
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2915
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 109-59 (68-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 42.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.3
2016 Differential: +29.8
2016 Wins: #4144 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville) (45-13), #6668 McMinn Central (Englewood) (48-19), #6716 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (14-6), #8854 Northview Academy (Kodak) (50-19), #9054 Pigeon Forge (47-7), #9119 Unicoi County (Erwin) (49-18), #9553 Tennessee (Bristol) (51-21), #10191 Johnson County (Mountain City) (47-0), #12040 West Greene (Mosheim) (55-0), #12263 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (43-6), #12602 Claiborne (New Tazewell) (63-6)
2016 Losses: #400 Alcoa (17-14), #1429 Science Hill (Johnson City) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-74
Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A Region 1), 2015 (3A Region 1), 2013 (AA District 1), 2012 (AA District 1), 2010 (AA District 1), 2009 (3A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Science Hill (Johnson City), 8/25 South Greene (Greeneville), 9/1 at Sullivan East (Bluff City), 9/8 Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 9/15 Grainger (Rutledge), 9/22 at Tennessee (Bristol), 10/6 at Union County (Maynardville), 10/13 Greeneville, 10/20 Sullivan South (Kingsport), 10/27 at Sullivan Central (Blountville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greeneville (32.1), Science Hill (Johnson City) (31.6), Sullivan East (Bluff City) (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan Central (Blountville) (-30.8), Union County (Maynardville) (-22.4), South Greene (Greeneville) (-19.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (5.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8502
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%