GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Hayden Chandley
League: 5A Region 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #16
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Prince Kollie 6'2" 200 Senior LB/RB 4.62
Tony Davis 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Johnny Loyd 6'0" 190 Senior LB/TE 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Donta Hackler 6'0" 175 Senior WR
Cade Larkins 6'1" 205 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Players Play Hard, Sneaky Quick, Intelligence
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Undersized
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.2
2019 National Rank: #2936
2019 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 5
2020 National Rank*: #3269
2020 State Rank*: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9540
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 62-115 [63-114 on the field] (32-76 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 36
2019 Points Against Average: 20.9
2019 Differential: +15.1
2019 Wins: #2578 Science Hill (Johnson City) (62-34), #5209 Cherokee (Rogersville) (56-20), #5957 Webb (Knoxville) (28-21), #8471 Volunteer (Church Hill) (48-19), #9839 Cocke County (Newport) (35-0), #10449 Sullivan Central (Blountville) (49-7)
2019 Losses: #565 Knoxville Central (Knoxville) (24-14), #2100 Tennessee (Bristol) (28-21), #2398 Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (28-20), #6954 Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown) (28-27)
2019 Opponents W-L: 53-57
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 at Ooltewah, 8/28 at Science Hill (Johnson City), 9/4 Volunteer (Church Hill), 9/11 Webb (Knoxville), 9/18 vs Cocke County (Newport), 9/25 Sullivan Central (Blountville), 10/9 vs Cherokee (Rogersville), 10/16 at Tennessee (Bristol), 10/23 Boone [Daniel] (Gray), 10/30 at Morristown-Hamblen East (Morristown), 11/6 Sevier County (Sevierville), 11/13 South-Doyle (Knoxville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South-Doyle (Knoxville) (20.7), Tennessee (Bristol) (14.9), Boone [Daniel] (Gray) (10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cocke County (Newport) (-27.8), Sullivan Central (Blountville) (-26.1), Volunteer (Church Hill) (-13.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (10.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -4.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #105
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4068
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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