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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bill Houseright
League: Mountain
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -4.1
2016 National Rank: #8479
2016 State Rank: #203
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +5.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2017 National Rank: #7022
2017 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3867
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5
Dynasty Record: 111-56 (61-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28
2016 Points Against Average: 28.9
2016 Differential: -0.9
2016 Wins: #9645 Battle [John S.] (Bristol) (16-13), #9965 Lee (Jonesville) (35-12), #10250 Virginia (Bristol) (38-20), #11264 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton) (35-12), #12504 Ridgeview (Clintwood) (49-14)
2016 Losses: #2254 Richlands (48-7), #3325 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (33-28), #4169 Abingdon (56-14), #5951 Glenvar (Salem) (34-27), #8408 Bluefield (WV) (35-22), #10545 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN) (41-37)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-57
Recent State Championships: 2010 (2), 2003 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (2A Conference 40), 2010 (A Clinch Mountain), 2009 (A Clinch Mountain), 2008 (Clinch Mountain A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lonesome Pine A), 2003 (Lonesome Pine A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Richlands, 9/1 Abingdon, 9/8 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN), 9/15 at Boone [Daniel] (Gray, TN), 9/22 at Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 9/29 at Ridgeview (Clintwood), 10/6 Marion, 10/13 Lee (Jonesville), 10/20 at Battle [John S.] (Bristol), 10/27 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Richlands (27.7), Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (25.2), Abingdon (13.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Clintwood) (-26.2), Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton) (-18.1), Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN) (-15.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (0 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7803
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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