Harlan County (Harlan, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Coach: Eddie Creech
League: 5A District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2016 National Rank: #6227
2016 State Rank: #81
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.6
2017 National Rank: #5563
2017 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3076
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 67-43 (26-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.4
2016 Points Against Average: 27.1
2016 Differential: +1.3
2016 Wins: #8821 Bell County (Pineville) (48-12), #8821 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (26-6), #11470 Perry County Central (Hazard) (74-49), #11756 Clay County (Manchester) (51-14)
2016 Losses: #373 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (44-8), #453 Belfry (47-13), #2127 Pulaski County (Somerset) (26-14), #2127 Pulaski County (Somerset) (14-12), #4464 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (41-33), #5860 Knox Central (Barbourville) (15-13), #6250 North Laurel (London) (30-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-54-1
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 Ashland Blazer [Paul G.] (Ashland), 8/25 at Hazard, 9/1 Tates Creek (Lexington), 9/8 Knox Central (Barbourville), 9/15 at Wayne County (Monticello), 9/21 at North Laurel (London), 9/29 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg), 10/13 at Whitley County (Williamsburg), 10/20 Perry County Central (Hazard), 10/27 at Bell County (Pineville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne County (Monticello) (25.4), North Laurel (London) (17.4), Tates Creek (Lexington) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Perry County Central (Hazard) (-15.4), Bell County (Pineville) (-9.3), Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (-6.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (14.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5112
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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