Giles County (Pulaski, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Black/Gold Coach: David O'Connor League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 4A Region 4) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS John Bachus 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.9 K.J. Zeigler 6'1" 165 Junior WR 4.5 Da'Vonte Murphy 6'6" 315 Senior OL 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning 3300-Yard QB, Two Of Top WRs Are Back, 3 OL Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Only 2 Defensive Starters Are Back, Must Develop Defensive Identity, Kicking Game Is Concerns RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2016 National Rank: #4900 2016 State Rank: #113 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9 2017 National Rank: #4836 2017 State Rank: #113 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3047 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6 Dynasty Record: 110-62 (56-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 35.4 2016 Points Against Average: 26.5 2016 Differential: +8.9 2016 Wins: #4618 Spring Hill (Columbia) (56-39), #8466 Hixson (42-14), #9392 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (35-7), #9423 Signal Mountain (30-14), #9869 Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (21-20), #10047 Kenwood (Clarksville) (49-14), #12195 Columbia Central (Columbia) (70-28), #12385 Tullahoma (56-28) 2016 Losses: #1296 Marshall County (Lewisburg) (45-10), #1296 Marshall County (Lewisburg) (45-0), #4488 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (26-21), #5210 Page (Franklin) (38-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-72 Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2012 (AA District 12), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA District 12), 2009 (4A District 12) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg), 9/2 vs Pearl-Cohn (Nashville), 9/8 Lincoln County (Fayetteville), 9/15 at Whites Creek, 9/22 vs Franklin County (Winchester), 9/29 at East Nashville (Nashville), 10/6 at Marshall County (Lewisburg), 10/13 at Fayette Ware (Somerville), 10/20 Tullahoma, 10/27 vs Stratford (Nashville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pearl-Cohn (Nashville) (46.8), Marshall County (Lewisburg) (32.7), Stratford (Nashville) (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tullahoma (-27.8), Lawrence County (Lawrenceburg) (-10.1), Whites Creek (-9.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (4.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #136 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5909 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |