GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Steve Matthews
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 4A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
D1 PROSPECTS
Cade Mays 6'5.5" 305 Senior OT
Dashon Bussell 6'2" 180 Senior WR
DJ Mitchell 5'9" 170 Senior CB
Cam Blakely 6'5" 190 Senior WR
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Amari Rodgers 5'9.5" 220 Senior WR
Jeffery Wood 5'8" 165 Senior CB
Chase Kuerschen 6'1" 200 Senior WR
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.8
2016 National Rank: #534
2016 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2017 National Rank: #840
2017 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.1
Dynasty National Rank: #446
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 134-40 (56-18 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 50.4
2016 Points Against Average: 18
2016 Differential: +32.4
2016 Wins: #453 Belfry (KY) (45-20), #911 Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (49-19), #1195 Fulton (Knoxville) (69-42), #2577 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (45-0), #2861 Morristown-Hamblen West (Morristown) (62-30), #5210 Carter (Strawberry Plains) (55-14), #5251 Notre Dame (Chattanooga) (54-9), #5801 Anderson County (Clinton) (55-16), #6478 Cherokee (Rogersville) (71-6), #9392 Cloudland (Roan Mountain) (41-14), #11952 Union County (Maynardville) (34-0)
2016 Losses: #1195 Fulton (Knoxville) (46-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 82-67
Recent State Championships: 2015 (4A), 2008 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A Region 2), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (3A Region 2), 2007 (3A Region 2), 2006 (3A Region 2), 2005 (3A Region 2), 2004 (Division II AA), 2003 (Division II AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Maryville, 8/25 at Baylor (Chattanooga), 9/1 Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, GA), 9/8 at Cleveland, 9/15 at Soddy Daisy, 9/22 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 9/28 Rhea County (Evensville), 10/6 West Greene (Mosheim), 10/13 at Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/27 Lenoir City
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (70.7), Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, GA) (52), Maryville (51.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Greene (Mosheim) (-20.2), Lenoir City (-2.2), Soddy Daisy (4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (18.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #721
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
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