| Hope (AR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Red/White Coach: Jay Turley League: 5A Southwest Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ricky Willis 5'8" 165 Senior RB Ronald Bamber 5'9" 235 Senior OL Jay Galloway 5'9" 175 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Numbers (Players), New Coach/System Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperienced QB RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 11.2 2009 National Rank: #5125 2009 State Rank: #75 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4 2010 Starting Power Rating: 6.3 2010 National Rank: #6137 2010 State Rank: #93 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3818 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2 Dynasty Record: 37-40 (28-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 3-7 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2009 Points For Average: 14.8 2009 Points Against Average: 28.5 2009 Differential: -13.7 2009 Wins: #2398 Prescott (27-0), #2562 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (26-14), #7630 Hot Springs (31-24) 2009 Losses: #439 Nashville (42-7), #855 Fairview (Camden) (33-0), #895 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (48-14), #907 Greenwood (43-7), #2349 Magnolia (33-7), #2616 Robinson (Little Rock) (13-9), #7215 Lakeside (Hot Springs) (35-20) 2009 Opponents W-L: 75-44-1 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; AAAA Southwest) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 vs Nashville, 9/10 Ashdown, 9/17 at Prescott, 9/24 at Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock), 10/1 Hot Springs, 10/7 vs Arkadelphia, 10/15 Lakeside (Hot Springs), 10/22 at Fairview (Camden), 10/29 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 11/5 at Magnolia Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Nashville (32.5), Fairview (Camden) (22.1), Ashdown (21.3) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeside (Hot Springs) (-9.1), Hot Springs (-8.2), Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (-5.4) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1886 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 vs Nashville [projection: 46-10 loss] |