Independence (Thompson's Station, TN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Forest Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Scott Stidham League: 6A Region 6 (moving from 6A Region 7) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Luke McNeilly 5'10" 175 Senior QB/S 4.6 Steele Katina 6'1" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.59 Brayden Needham 5'9" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.5 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Ty Lockwood 6'5" 225 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 DB Starters Returning, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule, Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 12.2 2022 National Rank: #3338 2022 State Rank: #82 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1 2023 Starting Power Rating: -10.8 2023 National Rank: #4214 2023 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 23.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1585 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.5 Dynasty Record: 29-27 (15-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 5-6 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2022 Points For Average: 19 2022 Points Against Average: 23.6 2022 Differential: -4.6 2022 Wins: #1227 Page (Franklin) (13-0), #2671 Centennial (Franklin) (17-14), #4456 Summit (Spring Hill) (26-21), #5759 Franklin (27-17), #12587 Trezevant (Memphis) (34-0) 2022 Losses: #847 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville) (42-24), #1369 Pope John Paul II (Hendersonville) (45-14), #1476 Houston (Germantown) (27-10), #1739 Ravenwood (Brentwood) (38-14), #1820 Brentwood (24-23), #1832 East Nashville (Nashville) (32-7) 2022 Opponents W-L: 77-55 Recent State Championships: 2015 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2016 (5A Region 5), 2015 (5A Region 5), 2011 (AAA District 11), 2007 (5A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Oakland (Murfreesboro), 8/25 Page (Franklin), 9/1 Centennial (Franklin), 9/8 at Franklin, 9/15 at Beech (Hendersonville), 9/22 Ravenwood (Brentwood), 9/29 Overton [John] (Nashville), 10/6 Fairview, 10/20 at Brentwood, 10/27 at Summit (Spring Hill) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Oakland (Murfreesboro) (38.2), Beech (Hendersonville) (23.8), Page (Franklin) (12) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Overton [John] (Nashville) (-17), Franklin (-14.1), Fairview (-11.2) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3 (16.5 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1077 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |