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: #25 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -0.6 2017 National Rank: #7053 2017 State Rank: #198 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.6 2018 National Rank: #8724 2018 State Rank: #254 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5569 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.1 Dynasty Record: 136-67 (71-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 31.3 2017 Points Against Average: 23 2017 Differential: +8.3 2017 Wins: #3766 Murphy (29-27), #6760 Robbinsville (24-21), #7384 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (35-16), #11645 Cherryville (42-14), #11859 Rosman (49-14), #12375 Hayesville (48-7), #12907 Andrews (48-18), #14363 Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) (41-14) 2017 Losses: #2167 Franklin (42-21), #3294 Cherokee (45-7), #5359 Tuscola (Waynesville) (21-14), #6101 Bessemer City (26-21), #10700 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (34-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 83-81 Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A Conference 1), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Tuscola (Waynesville), 8/24 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 8/31 North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/7 Franklin, 9/21 Hayesville, 9/28 at Cherokee, 10/5 at Andrews, 10/12 Rosman, 10/19 at Murphy, 10/26 Robbinsville, 11/2 Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (-0.3), Cherokee (-6.6), Murphy (-10.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) (-73.1), Andrews (-57.9), North Henderson (Hendersonville) (-41.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (-5.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11287 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.