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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Chad McClure
League: 1A/2A Smoky Mountain (moving from 1A Smoky Mountain)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -21.3
2024 National Rank: #9204
2024 State Rank: #269
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -32.2
2025 National Rank*: #8855
2025 State Rank*: #270
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -14.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8552
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-32 (8-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -12.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11511
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 101-152 (47-82 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-8
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 11.7
2024 Points Against Average: 25.5
2024 Differential: -13.8
2024 Wins: #9324 Union Academy (Monroe) (37-35), #10096 Swain County (Bryson City) (12-7), #10292 Andrews (26-10), #11749 Concord Christian (Knoxville, TN) (37-16)
2024 Losses: #1761 Asheville School (Asheville) (49-7), #2839 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (51-7), #4138 Murphy (44-0), #4937 Pisgah (Canton) (30-0), #6232 Robbinsville (28-6), #7890 Cherokee (22-0), #9139 Georgia Force (Sugar Hill, GA) (7-6), #10292 Andrews (7-2)
2024 Opponents W-L: 79-52
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Smoky Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Asheville School (Asheville), 8/29 Enka, 9/5 Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN), 9/12 Georgia Force (Sugar Hill, GA), 9/19 Robbinsville, 9/26 Rosman, 10/3 Cherokee, 10/10 Swain County (Bryson City), 10/24 Murphy, 10/31 Andrews
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Asheville School (Asheville) (9.5), Murphy (-8.1), Robbinsville (-22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Rosman (-68.3), Copper Basin (Copperhill, TN) (-59.6), Andrews (-50.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (-10.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -34.3
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -25
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #106
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1789
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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