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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeromy Poole
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Reynolds 5'10" 165 Senior QB
Austin Carter 5'10" 205 Senior OL
Jacoby Williams 5'10" 170 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Artez Brown 5'11" 165 Senior ATH 4.4 [Arkansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, QB
Team Weaknesses: New Coaches/System, Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -7.3
2010 National Rank: #9832
2010 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.9
2011 National Rank: #10244
2011 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4180
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.2
Dynasty Record: 35-25 (25-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 27.1
2010 Points Against Average: 33.8
2010 Differential: -6.7
2010 Wins: #6935 Lonoke (42-39), #8809 Lee (Marianna) (35-12), #13248 Cave City (49-22), #13722 Southside (Batesville) (49-20)
2010 Losses: #2377 Batesville (41-14), #2690 Booneville (35-7), #5607 Clinton (55-33), #6203 Bald Knob (42-21), #6867 Wynne (33-7), #7016 Heber Springs (54-27), #9186 Stuttgart (19-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-49
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Batesville, 9/9 at Bald Knob, 9/16 Wynne, 9/23 Cave City, 9/30 at Lonoke, 10/7 Stuttgart, 10/14 Heber Springs, 10/21 at Clinton, 10/28 at Lee (Marianna), 11/4 Southside (Batesville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Batesville (17.6), Bald Knob (7.4), Clinton (7.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Batesville) (-34.2), Cave City (-15.4), Lee (Marianna) (-2.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 (2.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8692
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Batesville [projection: 41-13 loss]