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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kevin Kelley
League: 4A Region 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jason King 6'4" 300 OL 5.00
Fredi Knighten 5'11" 180 QB 4.45
Aum'Arie Wallace 6'0" 180 S 4.43

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dirk Tanner 6'1" 280 Senior DT 4.80 [Louisiana Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent, Upperclassmen, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 35.2
2010 National Rank: #1055
2010 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.5
2011 National Rank: #572
2011 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #291
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 56-11-1 (32-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 45.6
2010 Points Against Average: 25.1
2010 Differential: +20.5
2010 Wins: #1841 Robinson (Little Rock) (55-40), #2114 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (41-24), #2300 Nashville (53-34), #3896 Star City (56-28), #3937 Ashdown (35-13), #3937 Ashdown (38-0), #5467 Ozark (43-27), #6130 Malvern (41-21), #6676 Oak Grove (North Little Rock) (44-20), #6788 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (59-33), #7746 De Queen (48-17), #8851 Farmington (42-12), #11591 Bauxite (55-12)
2010 Losses: #224 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (61-40), #1170 Cabot (35-34)
2010 Opponents W-L: 111-70
Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A), 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (5A Southwest), 2007 (5A Southeast), 2005 (tied for 1st; 6AAA), 2004 (6AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/29/11 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (54-14), 9/9/11 Cabot (64-34), 9/16/11 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (38-28)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/29 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 9/9 at Cabot, 9/16 at Lake Hamilton (Pearcy), 9/23 Maumelle, 9/30 at Nashville, 10/7 at De Queen, 10/14 Bauxite, 10/21 Malvern, 10/28 at Robinson (Little Rock), 11/4 Ashdown
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (33.4), Cabot (28.5), Ashdown (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bauxite (-12.6), De Queen (-1.7), Malvern (3.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (15.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4252
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%
Opener: 8/29 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) [projection: 56-17 win]