Tuscola (Waynesville, NC)       previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Jonathan Crompton League: 4A/5A Mountain Eight (moving from 3A Mountain 7) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank*: #13 RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -6.8 2024 National Rank: #6455 2024 State Rank: #181 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.4 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -15.5 2025 National Rank*: #5728 2025 State Rank*: #158 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -2.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5949 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13 5-Year Dynasty Record: 28-23 (16-13 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 10.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5029 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.8 Dynasty Record: 145-111-1 (93-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 5-5 2024 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2024 Points For Average: 19.4 2024 Points Against Average: 19.3 2024 Differential: +0.1 2024 Wins: #8794 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (20-12), #9039 McDowell (Marion) (28-6), #10096 Swain County (Bryson City) (42-8), #10893 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (37-7), #11180 Polk County (Columbus) (21-14) 2024 Losses: #709 Hickory (53-0), #2784 Asheville (42-6), #4621 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (21-16), #4916 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (20-17), #4937 Pisgah (Canton) (10-7) 2024 Opponents W-L: 53-52 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 2A/3A Western North Carolina), 2009 (3A/2A Appalachian), 2008 (tied for 1st; Mountain) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/22 Robbinsville, 8/29 Cherokee, 9/5 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 9/12 at North Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/19 West Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/26 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 10/3 at Franklin, 10/10 Pisgah (Canton), 10/24 Brevard, 10/31 at East Henderson (East Flat Rock) Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Brevard (14.2), West Henderson (Hendersonville) (-8), Pisgah (Canton) (-9.1) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (-53.6), Cherokee (-34.1), North Henderson (Hendersonville) (-30.6) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-3 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -19.2 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.2 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #57 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1173 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4 2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info.  If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)