Union County (Union, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Bradley Adams League: AAAA Region II Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Quadrik Smith 5'11" 190 Senior WR 4.4 Cam Lott 5'9" 240 Junior DL 4.9 Ty Savage 5'8" 155 Senior WR/DB 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Shi Smith 5'10" 180 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Lines Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Many Underclassmen Starting RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 29.8 2016 National Rank: #1696 2016 State Rank: #34 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.1 2017 National Rank: #1838 2017 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1300 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 90-84 (44-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 29.1 2016 Points Against Average: 25.9 2016 Differential: +3.2 2016 Wins: #776 Chapman (Inman) (48-32), #1586 York (23-13), #3430 Greer (42-28), #4030 Aiken (43-20), #6359 Eastside (Taylors) (34-15), #8135 Blue Ridge (Greer) (46-3), #11146 Travelers Rest (42-14) 2016 Losses: #150 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg) (38-7), #278 Spartanburg (38-7), #526 Gaffney (53-7), #1072 Ridge View (Columbia) (33-30), #1072 Ridge View (Columbia) (24-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 87-61 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2010 (AAA Region III), 2009 (tied for 1st; AAA Region III), 2005 (tied for 1st; AAA Region III) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Chapman (Inman), 8/25 at Gaffney, 8/31 York, 9/8 Spartanburg, 9/15 at Ridge View (Columbia), 9/22 Boiling Springs (Spartanburg), 9/29 at Eastside (Taylors), 10/13 Blue Ridge (Greer), 10/20 at Greer, 10/27 Travelers Rest Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gaffney (55.3), Spartanburg (53.4), Chapman (Inman) (49.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Travelers Rest (-14.9), Blue Ridge (Greer) (-4.2), Eastside (Taylors) (9.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 (27.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #710 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |