GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Dave King
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Childress 5'7" 180 Junior RB/LB
Daron Stigger 5'8" 150 Junior RB
Hunter Wilson 5'11" 275 Senior G
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Matthew Showalter 6'2" 175 Senior ATH 4.5
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Program, RB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.7
2010 National Rank: #2377
2010 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.3
2011 National Rank: #3613
2011 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1901
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 43-14-1 (28-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 34.8
2010 Points Against Average: 12.2
2010 Differential: +22.6
2010 Wins: #4490 Vilonia (37-14), #5983 Searcy (25-6), #6053 Monticello (27-7), #6407 Beebe (17-13), #6647 Forrest City (46-7), #6867 Wynne (17-13), #7628 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (18-13), #8475 Blytheville (49-14), #9832 Newport (41-14), #11279 Mountain Home (49-14), #11437 Paragould (56-6), #13097 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (57-0)
2010 Losses: #724 Greenwood (38-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-78
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (AAAA East), 2003 (AAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/23/11 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (42-7), 9/30/11 Paragould (41-13), 10/7/11 Forrest City (46-0), 10/14/11 Wynne (37-8)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Newport, 9/9 at Searcy, 9/16 Mountain Home, 9/23 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 9/30 Paragould, 10/7 at Forrest City, 10/14 Wynne, 10/21 at Blytheville, 10/28 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 11/3 at Beebe
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Beebe (8.5), Blytheville (8.5), Searcy (4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Nettleton (Jonesboro) (-19.4), Paragould (-15.8), Mountain Home (-13.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (5.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9746
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50%
Opener: 9/2 Newport [projection: 41-13 win]