| Benton (AR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Scott Neathery League: 7A/6A South (moving from 6A South) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Lucas Haley 5'11" 175 Senior DL Davis Butterworth 6'1" 245 Senior OL Steven Rutherford 5'8" 160 Junior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, New Coach/System, Underclassmen Team Weaknesses: Athleticism, Graduation Losses, Coaching Stability RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 3.9 2009 National Rank: #6959 2009 State Rank: #111 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 2010 Starting Power Rating: 5 2010 National Rank: #6470 2010 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3343 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2 Dynasty Record: 34-41-1 (25-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 1-9 2009 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2009 Points For Average: 8.2 2009 Points Against Average: 36.9 2009 Differential: -28.7 2009 Wins: #8738 Fair (Little Rock) (9-6) 2009 Losses: #131 El Dorado (33-0), #367 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (48-7), #491 Pine Bluff (42-7), #732 Bryant (38-7), #1150 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (51-11), #1518 Conway (45-0), #1582 Catholic/Mt. St. Mary Academy (Little Rock) (43-13), #1734 Arkansas (Texarkana) (40-14), #5834 Sheridan (23-14) 2009 Opponents W-L: 66-53 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAAA South), 2004 (AAAAA South), 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAAA South) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 vs Bryant, 9/10 Jacksonville, 9/17 Greenbrier, 9/24 at Pine Bluff, 10/1 at Lake Hamilton (Pearcy), 10/8 Arkansas (Texarkana), 10/15 at Sheridan, 10/22 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 10/29 at El Dorado, 11/4 at Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock), 11/12 at Van Buren Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: El Dorado (45.9), Bryant (23.1), Greenbrier (22.9) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (-16.5), Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (-12.1), Sheridan (-3.2) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1015 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2010 Projected League Finish: 6th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 vs Bryant [projection: 38-10 loss] |