Cherokee Bluff (Flowery Branch, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Coach: Tommy Jones
League: AAA Region 7
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2020 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jayquan Smith 5'11" 195 Senior RB 4.58
Mateo Guevara 6'4" 270 Senior OL 5.5
Brayden Nance 5'11" 185 Senior LB 4.79

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Secondary, Returning All-State RB
Team Weaknesses: Lost All LBs To Graduation, DL Youth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2020 National Rank: #3363
2020 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2021 National Rank: #3825
2021 State Rank: #186
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9433
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 13-19 (7-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 34.7
2020 Points Against Average: 13.5
2020 Differential: +21.2
2020 Wins: #3764 Dawson County (Dawsonville) (28-27), #4892 North Hall (Gainesville) (41-24), #7825 LaFayette (35-7), #8336 West Hall (Oakwood) (35-7), #8975 Gilmer (Ellijay) (21-6), #9625 Georgia Military College (Milledgeville) (52-0), #10868 Chestatee (Gainesville) (49-14), #12305 Johnson (Gainesville) (44-0), #12504 Lakeside (Atlanta) (42-0), #13115 Lumpkin County (Dahlonega) (41-6)
2020 Losses: #1725 Carver (Atlanta) (23-21), #2229 White County (Cleveland) (48-7)
2020 Opponents W-L: 43-79
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Johnson (Gainesville), 8/27 Chestatee (Gainesville), 9/3 East Forsyth (Gainesville), 9/17 at Lakeside (Atlanta), 9/24 at Gilmer (Ellijay), 10/1 West Hall (Oakwood), 10/15 Lumpkin County (Dahlonega), 10/22 Dawson County (Dawsonville), 10/29 at North Hall (Gainesville), 11/5 at White County (Cleveland)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: White County (Cleveland) (10.7), Dawson County (Dawsonville) (6), North Hall (Gainesville) (-2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Atlanta) (-55.9), Johnson (Gainesville) (-53.3), Lumpkin County (Dahlonega) (-52.4)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (-6.8 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #400
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8716
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%