Johnson County (Mountain City, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Longhorns
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Don Kerley
League: 3A Region 1
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Curtis Lowe 6'0" 210 Senior LB/FB 4.6
Stacy Greer 6'0" 190 Junior QB/OLB 4.7
Sam Mann 6'3" 190 Junior RB/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 40 Players Return From Region Championship Team, Nearly All Linemen Are Back
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Replacing Most DBs

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2018 National Rank: #8437
2018 State Rank: #180
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -25.7
2019 National Rank: #8638
2019 State Rank: #190
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9155
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 86-86 (50-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 31.4
2018 Points Against Average: 13.3
2018 Differential: +18.1
2018 Wins: #8406 Unicoi County (Erwin) (35-12), #8762 Cloudland (Roan Mountain) (14-8), #10327 Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (28-7), #11522 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (14-0), #12233 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (43-23), #12339 Sullivan Central (Blountville) (34-27), #12567 West Greene (Mosheim) (35-7), #12893 Claiborne (New Tazewell) (33-6), #14310 North Greene (Greeneville) (57-0)
2018 Losses: #7378 Gatlinburg-Pittman (Gatlinburg) (36-33), #10457 Hampton (20-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 46-74
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 vs Sullivan East (Bluff City), 8/30 Sullivan North (Kingsport), 9/6 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 9/20 at West Greene (Mosheim), 9/27 at Hampton, 10/4 Claiborne (New Tazewell), 10/11 at Happy Valley (Elizabethton), 10/18 at North Greene (Greeneville), 10/25 vs Cloudland (Roan Mountain), 11/1 vs Unicoi County (Erwin)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Unicoi County (Erwin) (-18.2), Hampton (-32.9), Happy Valley (Elizabethton) (-33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Greene (Greeneville) (-83.5), West Greene (Mosheim) (-54.7), Sullivan North (Kingsport) (-48.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.8 (-23.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12967
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%