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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bill Houseright
League: Mountain
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -16.9
2018 National Rank: #10054
2018 State Rank: #260
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: -31.5
2019 National Rank: #9774
2019 State Rank: #250
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6216
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.2
Dynasty Record: 113-74 (63-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-9
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 17
2018 Points Against Average: 34.3
2018 Differential: -17.3
2018 Wins: #10353 Lee (Jonesville) (23-20)
2018 Losses: #3184 Boone [Daniel] (Gray, TN) (48-13), #3702 Richlands (42-7), #3890 Abingdon (45-13), #4019 Ridgeview (Clintwood) (35-7), #4131 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (33-13), #5534 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN) (28-13), #8008 Battle [John S.] (Bristol) (26-21), #8548 Marion (44-39), #9079 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton) (22-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 67-46
Recent State Championships: 2010 (2), 2003 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (2A Conference 40), 2010 (A Clinch Mountain), 2009 (A Clinch Mountain), 2008 (Clinch Mountain A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lonesome Pine A), 2003 (Lonesome Pine A)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Richlands, 9/6 Abingdon, 9/13 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN), 9/20 at Ridgeview (Clintwood), 9/27 at Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 10/4 at Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 10/11 Marion, 10/18 Lee (Jonesville), 10/25 at Battle [John S.] (Bristol), 11/1 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Abingdon (0.3), Ridgeview (Clintwood) (-1.1), Richlands (-4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lee (Jonesville) (-32.6), Marion (-27.6), Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton) (-27.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5829
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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