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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Rocky Stephenson
League: 1A Region 3
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Easterly Junior QB/S
Bennett McDougal Junior QB/S
Wyatt Davis Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -13.5
2022 National Rank: #8415
2022 State Rank: #212
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -28.4
2023 National Rank: #7436
2023 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9578
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 32-27 (12-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 28.7
2022 Points Against Average: 15.8
2022 Differential: +12.9
2022 Wins: #10212 Cumberland County (Crossville) (29-17), #10767 Lookout Valley (Chattanooga) (22-12), #11269 Byrns [Jo] (Cedar Hill) (38-13), #11660 Grundy County (Coalmont) (27-0), #11705 Huntland (37-21), #12258 Sale Creek (30-0), #12832 Red Boiling Springs (49-9), #12995 Chattanooga Prep (Chattanooga) (28-0), #13213 Copper Basin (Copperhill) (50-0)
2022 Losses: #3194 Clay County (Celina) (46-6), #6047 South Pittsburg (40-15), #7843 Sequatchie County (Dunlap) (31-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 51-79
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Huntland, 8/25 Greenback, 9/1 Byrns [Jo] (Cedar Hill), 9/8 Lookout Valley (Chattanooga), 9/15 at Sale Creek, 9/22 Copper Basin (Copperhill), 9/29 vs Bledsoe County (Pikeville), 10/6 at Oliver Springs, 10/20 at Chattanooga Prep (Chattanooga), 10/26 at South Pittsburg
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: South Pittsburg (-18.9), Bledsoe County (Pikeville) (-24.5), Oliver Springs (-50.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Basin (Copperhill) (-69.9), Chattanooga Prep (Chattanooga) (-69.4), Sale Creek (-58.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6 (-23.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -50.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #317
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12377
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%