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GENERAL
Nickname: Owls
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Mac Bryan
League: 6A Region 2 (moving from 5A Region 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Manning 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Zaire Bruner 6'2" 285 Senior OL 5.1
Sincere Quinn 6'0" 180 Junior RB 4.35

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, OL
Team Weaknesses: Must Find LB/DL Depth, Inexperienced Junior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.2
2016 National Rank: #869
2016 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.7
2017 National Rank: #756
2017 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #731
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 119-46 (63-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.2
2016 Points Against Average: 22
2016 Differential: +19.2
2016 Wins: #2287 McMinn County (Athens) (28-6), #2503 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (45-20), #2503 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (63-35), #2975 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (51-14), #3339 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville, NC) (62-39), #3883 Cleveland (37-24), #6914 Soddy Daisy (62-7), #8264 White County (Sparta) (42-0), #8366 East Hamilton (Ooltewah) (38-3), #9423 Signal Mountain (38-7)
2016 Losses: #413 Farragut (Knoxville) (56-49), #1347 Rhea County (Evensville) (28-6), #2183 Riverdale (Murfreesboro) (47-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-66
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 4), 2014 (AAA District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; AAA District 5), 2008 (5A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Tyner Academy (Chattanooga), 8/25 Science Hill (Johnson City), 9/1 Bradley Central (Cleveland), 9/8 East Hamilton (Ooltewah), 9/15 at Blount [William] (Maryville), 9/22 at Soddy Daisy, 10/5 McMinn County (Athens), 10/12 Maryville, 10/20 at Cleveland, 10/27 at Heritage (Maryville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Maryville (51.5), Science Hill (Johnson City) (31.6), McMinn County (Athens) (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Hamilton (Ooltewah) (-10.7), Blount [William] (Maryville) (0.1), Tyner Academy (Chattanooga) (0.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (21.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2741
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%