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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Mark Dixon
League: 1A District 8 (moving from 1A District 7)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 6.7
2022 National Rank: #4271
2022 State Rank: #55
2023 Starting Power Rating: -14.8
2023 National Rank: #4872
2023 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5315
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 34-25 (7-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 26.2
2022 Points Against Average: 22.6
2022 Differential: +3.6
2022 Wins: #3350 Blazer [Paul G.] (Ashland) (14-7), #3830 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (52-50), #6734 Somerset (30-13), #7476 Harlan County (Harlan) (40-20), #7508 Williamsburg (29-0), #7683 Middlesboro (42-24), #9513 Sayre (Lexington) (25-21), #10090 Pineville (34-6)
2022 Losses: #984 Pikeville (52-7), #1676 Bardstown (27-0), #2563 Raceland (17-14), #5487 Shelby Valley (Pikeville) (28-27), #5923 Breathitt County (Jackson) (29-27)
2022 Opponents W-L: 111-50
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (1A District 6), 2013 (1A District 6), 2012 (1A District 6), 2011 (1A District 6), 2010 (1A District 7), 2009 (1A District 7), 2008 (1A District 7), 2007 (1A District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; A District 8), 2003 (A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Martin County (Inez), 8/25 Harlan County (Harlan), 9/1 at Paris, 9/8 at Letcher County Central (Whitesburg), 9/15 Breathitt County (Jackson), 9/22 Corbin, 9/29 Raceland, 10/6 at Paintsville, 10/20 Pikeville, 10/27 at Clay County (Manchester)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Corbin (22), Pikeville (11.6), Raceland (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Paris (-38.9), Harlan County (Harlan) (-31), Paintsville (-28.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (0.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3817
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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