Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Steve Matthews
League: 5A Region 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Cooper Mays 6-3 250 Junior OC
Bryn Tucker 6-5 305 Junior OT
Raynoch Thompson 6'0" 180 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cade Mays 6'6" 315 Senior OT
Dashon Bussell 6'2" 180 Senior WR
DJ Mitchell 5'9" 170 Senior CB
Cam Blakely 6'5" 190 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 46.8
2017 National Rank: #365
2017 State Rank: #5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 39.5
2018 National Rank: #230
2018 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38
Dynasty National Rank: #662
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 146-43 (60-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 43.3
2017 Points Against Average: 27.9
2017 Differential: +15.4
2017 Wins: #1156 Beech (Hendersonville) (45-28), #1200 Oak Ridge (37-28), #1372 Fulton (Knoxville) (44-14), #1423 Baylor (Chattanooga) (56-24), #1587 Cleveland (33-7), #3128 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (59-21), #3330 Rhea County (Evensville) (49-24), #3707 Soddy Daisy (49-48), #4052 Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (42-7), #6325 Lenoir City (49-14), #7930 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (63-42), #9974 West Greene (Mosheim) (58-7)
2017 Losses: #45 Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (50-14), #60 Maryville (49-42), #119 Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, GA) (55-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 122-61
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2015 (4A), 2008 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 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 2018 Season: 9
Streak List: 9/28/17 Rhea County (Evensville) (49-24), 10/6/17 West Greene (Mosheim) (58-7), 10/13/17 Walker Valley (Cleveland) (63-42), 10/27/17 Lenoir City (49-14), 11/3/17 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (59-21), 11/10/17 Fulton (Knoxville) (44-14), 11/17/17 Oak Ridge (37-28), 11/24/17 Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (42-7), 11/30/17 Beech (Hendersonville) (45-28)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Maryville, 8/24 Baylor (Chattanooga), 9/7 Cleveland, 9/14 Soddy Daisy, 9/21 at Brentwood Academy (Brentwood), 9/28 at Rhea County (Evensville), 10/5 at West Greene (Mosheim), 10/12 Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/26 at Lenoir City
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood Academy (Brentwood) (56.5), Maryville (51.5), Cleveland (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Greene (Mosheim) (-34), Walker Valley (Cleveland) (-32), Lenoir City (-8.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (30.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1074
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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