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GENERAL
Nickname: Maroon Devils
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Sherman Holt
League: 1A Smoky Mountain
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 10.7
2023 National Rank: #3629
2023 State Rank: #82
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.2
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -1.4
2024 National Rank*: #3403
2024 State Rank*: #71
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -0.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5835
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 35-22 (13-14 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5679
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 178-95 (88-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 30.5
2023 Points Against Average: 11.5
2023 Differential: +19
2023 Wins: #4619 Murphy (37-13), #5403 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (34-0), #6592 Hayesville (21-13), #6744 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (14-10), #7099 Tuscola (Waynesville) (30-26), #8539 Franklin (40-13), #8628 Bessemer City (42-7), #9304 Cherokee (45-7), #9612 Andrews (20-0), #10950 Avery County (Newland) (47-0), #11295 Madison (Marshall) (35-16)
2023 Losses: #2378 Robbinsville (30-24), #2378 Robbinsville (14-8)
2023 Opponents W-L: 78-76
Recent State Championships: 2011 (1AA), 2004
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2013 (1A Conference 1), 2012, 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville), 8/23 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte), 8/30 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 9/6 at Franklin, 9/13 at Tuscola (Waynesville), 9/27 Madison (Marshall), 10/4 Andrews, 10/11 at Hayesville, 10/18 Murphy, 10/18 Cherokee, 11/1 Robbinsville
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Robbinsville (3.3), Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (-8), Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (-11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Madison (Marshall) (-50), Cherokee (-36.8), Franklin (-32.3)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (-8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -21.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #163
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4036
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 11%



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