Smith County (Carthage, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Owls Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Mike Dickerson League: 3A Region 4 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Carson Hackett 5'10" 160 Senior QB/DB 4.75 Shermar King 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.65 Jaylon Shepperson 6'2" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Three Most Productive Offensive Players Return, Majority Of Skill Position Players Are Back Team Weaknesses: Most DL Lost To Graduation, Lost Some Key OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.2 2016 National Rank: #9346 2016 State Rank: #215 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.7 2017 National Rank: #8282 2017 State Rank: #189 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3733 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18 Dynasty Record: 118-49 (54-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 24.5 2016 Points Against Average: 25.2 2016 Differential: -0.7 2016 Wins: #8386 Gordonsville (21-14), #10403 Upperman (Baxter) (15-13), #11350 Livingston Academy (Livingston) (28-14), #12234 Grundy County (Coalmont) (42-6), #12779 Cannon County (Woodbury) (42-3) 2016 Losses: #2741 Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (19-14), #4543 Macon County (Lafayette) (34-12), #5251 Notre Dame (Chattanooga) (49-15), #5555 Stone Memorial (Crossville) (49-14), #8163 DeKalb County (Smithville) (34-32), #9730 York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown) (42-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 68-56 Recent League Championships: 2011 (AA District 8), 2010 (AA District 8), 2008 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 4), 2005 (2A Region 4), 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Macon County (Lafayette), 8/25 at Gordonsville, 9/1 at Upperman (Baxter), 9/15 at York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown), 9/22 Livingston Academy (Livingston), 9/29 Sequatchie County (Dunlap), 10/6 vs DeKalb County (Smithville), 10/13 vs Cannon County (Woodbury), 10/20 vs Watertown, 10/27 vs Grundy County (Coalmont) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (22.3), Macon County (Lafayette) (15.1), Gordonsville (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cannon County (Woodbury) (-29.4), Grundy County (Coalmont) (-23.3), York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown) (-17) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (-1.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9539 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |