Tellico Plains (TN) previews home 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% |