Claiborne (New Tazewell, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Nathan Medlin League: 3A Region 1 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #43 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2021 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Bolton 5'9" 190 Junior RB/OLB 4.7 Justin Robinson 6'0" 230 Sophomore OL/DE 5.2 Jaris Bunch 6'0" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -53.3 2021 National Rank: #13515 2021 State Rank: #327 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -57.9 2022 National Rank: #12497 2022 State Rank: #308 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -16.4 Dynasty National Rank: #12602 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.5 Dynasty Record: 73-122 (30-71 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 1-9 2021 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2021 Points For Average: 11.8 2021 Points Against Average: 29.4 2021 Differential: -17.6 2021 Wins: #12489 Cumberland Gap (18-16) 2021 Losses: #9041 Unicoi County (Erwin) (2-0), #9936 Grainger (Rutledge) (34-14), #10487 Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (39-20), #10926 West Greene (Mosheim) (49-14), #11379 Northview Academy (Kodak) (35-0), #11404 Union County (Maynardville) (40-8), #11473 Unaka (Elizabethton) (14-12), #12355 Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA) (36-6), #12841 Johnson County (Mountain City) (29-26) 2021 Opponents W-L: 51-58 Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/29/21 Cumberland Gap (18-16) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs Union County (Maynardville), 9/1 at West Greene (Mosheim), 9/9 at Northview Academy (Kodak), 9/16 vs Unicoi County (Erwin), 9/23 at Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA), 9/30 Johnson County (Mountain City), 10/7 Unaka (Elizabethton), 10/14 at Chuckey-Doak (Afton), 10/21 Grainger (Rutledge), 10/28 Cumberland Gap Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Unicoi County (Erwin) (-26.5), Chuckey-Doak (Afton) (-28.2), Grainger (Rutledge) (-34.9) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson County (Mountain City) (-62.1), Cumberland Gap (-58.1), Walker [Thomas] (Ewing, VA) (-50.5) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.9 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.8 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12101 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2022 Projected League Finish: 5th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |