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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Bears
Coach: Eddie Creech
League: 4A District 8
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #9

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2019 National Rank: #3788
2019 State Rank: #41
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -0.4
2020 National Rank*: #4327
2020 State Rank*: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4479
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 87-60 (35-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 27.1
2019 Points Against Average: 26.9
2019 Differential: +0.2
2019 Wins: #5167 Hazard (22-20), #6631 Knox Central (Barbourville) (28-21), #8062 Clay County (Manchester) (53-14), #8062 Clay County (Manchester) (21-7), #8643 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (56-28), #9797 Martin County (Inez) (46-21), #11708 Perry County Central (Hazard) (49-19), #13260 Harlan (2-0)
2019 Losses: #276 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (56-6), #276 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (50-6), #1899 Bell County (Pineville) (32-14), #2068 Wayne County (Monticello) (55-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 91-54
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 5A District 8), 2017 (tied for 1st; 5A District 8), 2013 (5A District 8), 2012 (5A District 8), 2011 (5A District 8), 2010 (5A District 8), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 at Knox Central (Barbourville), 9/18 Wayne County (Monticello), 9/25 Clay County (Manchester), 10/2 at Letcher County Central (Whitesburg), 10/16 Johnson Central (Paintsville), 10/23 at Perry County Central (Hazard), 10/30 vs Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), 11/6 vs East Jessamine (Nicholasville), 11/20 at Johnson Central (Paintsville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Johnson Central (Paintsville) (32.1), Wayne County (Monticello) (10.6), Knox Central (Barbourville) (-1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Perry County Central (Hazard) (-44.2), Clay County (Manchester) (-17.2), Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (-16.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (6.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #39
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3543
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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