Swain County (Bryson City, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Devils Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Neil Blankenship League: 1A Smoky Mountain Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -2 2016 National Rank: #7959 2016 State Rank: #224 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.6 2017 National Rank: #6229 2017 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4877 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.6 Dynasty Record: 128-62 (66-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 26.4 2016 Points Against Average: 30.2 2016 Differential: -3.8 2016 Wins: #8769 North Stanly (New London) (51-42), #9054 Cherokee (35-8), #9946 Robbinsville (14-0), #11853 Hayesville (55-26), #12504 Andrews (41-14), #12562 Rosman (35-16) 2016 Losses: #2287 Hapeville Charter (Atlanta, GA) (35-7), #2371 Tuscola (Waynesville) (49-6), #2929 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (70-42), #3356 Murphy (35-3), #4327 Franklin (45-7), #6287 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (21-19), #8014 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (31-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 95-73 Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004 Recent League Championships: 2013 (1A Conference 1), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Tuscola (Waynesville), 8/25 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/1 at North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/8 at Franklin, 9/22 at Hayesville, 9/29 Cherokee, 10/6 Andrews, 10/13 at Rosman, 10/20 Murphy, 10/27 at Robbinsville, 11/3 at Hickory Hawks (Hickory), 11/3 Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (Waynesville) (29.9), Murphy (22.2), Franklin (20.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) (-59.6), Rosman (-23.2), Hayesville (-18.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (3.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8879 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.