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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bobby White
League: 2A Region 2 (moving from 2A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Shaffer 5'11" 200 Junior RB/LB 4.6
Omar Miller 5'11" 170 Junior QB/DB 4.6
Chance Shapiro 5'9" 200 Junior RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Junior Class, Backfield/LB Depth
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -30.2
2022 National Rank: #11305
2022 State Rank: #280
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -56.9
2023 National Rank: #11866
2023 State Rank: #298
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11941
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2
Dynasty Record: 14-37 (2-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 3-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2022 Points For Average: 16.9
2022 Points Against Average: 38.1
2022 Differential: -21.2
2022 Wins: #12275 Sequoyah (Madisonville) (27-21), #13213 Copper Basin (Copperhill) (27-14), #13426 Midway (Kingston) (40-0)
2022 Losses: #1563 Tyner Academy (Chattanooga) (54-0), #4604 Sweetwater (49-7), #6340 Meigs County (Decatur) (39-0), #6399 Bledsoe County (Pikeville) (52-7), #7334 McMinn Central (Englewood) (42-21), #7517 Marion County (Jasper) (62-14), #8350 Polk County (Benton) (48-26)
2022 Opponents W-L: 58-56
Recent League Championships: 2009 (2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Eagleton College & Career Academy (Maryville), 8/25 at Sequoyah (Madisonville), 9/1 Sweetwater, 9/8 Polk County (Benton), 9/15 at York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown), 9/22 Bledsoe County (Pikeville), 9/29 at Harriman, 10/6 Oneida, 10/20 at McMinn Central (Englewood), 10/27 at Wartburg Central (Wartburg)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: York Institute [Alvin C.] (Jamestown) (-17.5), Sweetwater (-18), Bledsoe County (Pikeville) (-24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Harriman (-66.9), Wartburg Central (Wartburg) (-62.2), Sequoyah (Madisonville) (-58.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9742
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%