Harlan County (Harlan, KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Bears Coach: Amos McCreary League: 5A District 8 (moving from 4A District 8) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -8.7 2022 National Rank: #7476 2022 State Rank: #104 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.3 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2023 Starting Power Rating: -30.8 2023 National Rank: #7847 2023 State Rank: #118 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -5.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7222 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4 Dynasty Record: 21-32 (8-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-7 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 24.4 2022 Points Against Average: 33.9 2022 Differential: -9.5 2022 Wins: #7562 Perry County Central (Hazard) (52-36), #7955 Knox Central (Barbourville) (45-18), #10824 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (58-21), #11798 South Laurel (London) (43-7) 2022 Losses: #854 Corbin (55-0), #1893 Johnson Central (Paintsville) (43-0), #3830 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (45-6), #4271 Hazard (40-20), #4551 Bell County (Pineville) (38-16), #6999 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (28-8), #7621 Clay County (Manchester) (42-20) 2022 Opponents W-L: 74-55 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/19 at Middlesboro, 8/25 at Hazard, 9/1 Whitley County (Williamsburg), 9/8 at Clay County (Manchester), 9/15 Lawrence County (Louisa), 9/29 at Southwestern (Somerset), 10/6 at South Laurel (London), 10/13 Pulaski County (Somerset), 10/20 North Laurel (London), 10/27 at Bell County (Pineville) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Southwestern (Somerset) (9.6), Pulaski County (Somerset) (2.6), North Laurel (London) (-12.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: South Laurel (London) (-50.4), Whitley County (Williamsburg) (-30.4), Middlesboro (-28.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (1.7 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5067 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 5th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.