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GENERAL
Nickname: Charging Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Bolding
League: 7A/6A Central (moving from 7A Central)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dalton Dunlap 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DE
Hunter Hess 6'0" 225 Senior C
Matrell Spaight 6'0" 205 Senior LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Justin Henderson 6'4" 250 Senior TE [Memphis]
Darius Hudson 6'0" 310 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size Of Senior Class, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Starters, Inexperienced Skill Positions

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 44.3
2009 National Rank: #350
2009 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2010 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2010 National Rank: #1243
2010 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1036
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 43-35 (27-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-3
2009 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2009 Points For Average: 29.7
2009 Points Against Average: 14.8
2009 Differential: +14.9
2009 Wins: #566 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (49-45), #732 Bryant (29-7), #855 Russellville (28-20), #1518 Conway (35-7), #1582 Catholic/Mt. St. Mary Academy (Little Rock) (17-7), #1734 Arkansas (Texarkana) (32-7), #4914 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (42-12), #5834 Van Buren (42-7), #6400 Central (Little Rock) (35-6)
2009 Losses: #131 El Dorado (19-18), #280 Southside (Fort Smith) (24-23), #325 Cabot (17-6)
2009 Opponents W-L: 76-62-2
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 at Bentonville, 9/17 at Springdale, 9/24 at Russellville, 10/1 Conway, 10/8 at Cabot, 10/15 vs Catholic (Little Rock), 10/22 vs Central (Little Rock), 10/29 at Bryant, 11/5 Van Buren, 11/12 at Fayetteville
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Bentonville (32.8), Fayetteville (31.6), Cabot (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Little Rock) (-8), Van Buren (-1.7), Catholic (Little Rock) (14.3)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1 (32.8 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #528
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2010 Projected League Finish: 4th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 at Bentonville [projection: 31-17 loss]







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