Union County (Maynardville, TN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Larry Kerr League: 4A Region 1 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zack Pierce 5'9" 195 Senior LB Alonzo Creech 5'11" 205 Senior OLB Apache Britt 6'0" 210 Senior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Return Intact, Leading Tackler Returning, Have 2 LB Starters Back Team Weaknesses: Backfield/Secondary Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -9.5 2018 National Rank: #8577 2018 State Rank: #186 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -25.3 2019 National Rank: #8548 2019 State Rank: #188 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -17.1 Dynasty National Rank: #12927 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2 Dynasty Record: 31-131 (13-75 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-5 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2018 Points For Average: 26.4 2018 Points Against Average: 25.5 2018 Differential: +0.9 2018 Wins: #8877 Grainger (Rutledge) (20-8), #11522 Sullivan East (Bluff City) (32-22), #12339 Sullivan Central (Blountville) (48-0), #12893 Claiborne (New Tazewell) (36-16), #13729 Hancock County (Sneedville) (50-14), #13808 Cosby (52-0) 2018 Losses: #337 Greeneville (69-0), #1744 Anderson County (Clinton) (54-0), #2617 Elizabethton (54-13), #5534 Sullivan South (Kingsport) (28-26), #11161 Cumberland Gap (15-13) 2018 Opponents W-L: 66-59 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Cherokee (Rogersville), 8/30 Claiborne (New Tazewell), 9/6 at Greeneville, 9/13 Halls (Knoxville), 9/20 Sullivan East (Bluff City), 9/27 at Northview Academy (Kodak), 10/4 at Sullivan South (Kingsport), 10/11 Elizabethton, 10/25 Sullivan Central (Blountville), 11/1 at Grainger (Rutledge) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Greeneville (25.4), Elizabethton (-6.4), Sullivan South (Kingsport) (-15.6) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sullivan Central (Blountville) (-49.6), Claiborne (New Tazewell) (-44.8), Sullivan East (Bluff City) (-39) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3 (-7.9 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8974 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 5th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%