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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Blair Brown
League: 4A Region 8
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Johnson 5'10" 210 Senior OL/DL
Tristian Lawson 5'11" 275 Senior OL/DL
Austin McGehee 5'10" 160 Sophomore K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Young Defensive Front

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 16.7
2010 National Rank: #3896
2010 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2011 National Rank: #4823
2011 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5886
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 30-26 (18-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.4
2010 Points Against Average: 22.2
2010 Differential: +13.2
2010 Wins: #5330 Rison (28-13), #5687 Pottsville (41-12), #5785 Dumas (30-26), #6038 McGehee (21-7), #8046 Warren (48-35), #7966 Trumann (39-21), #9010 Dollarway (Pine Bluff) (36-0), #9496 Highland (Hardy) (46-6), #11245 Hamburg (51-31), #11608 Lakeside (Lake Village) (42-27), #12899 DeWitt (44-18)
2010 Losses: #1055 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (56-28), #4872 Harmony Grove (Camden) (21-13), #6935 Lonoke (38-29)
2010 Opponents W-L: 93-65
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2003 (tied for 1st; 8AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/11 Lonoke (21-7), 9/9/11 Rison (29-28)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/29 Lonoke, 9/9 Rison, 9/16 Harmony Grove (Camden), 9/23 at McGehee, 9/30 Warren, 10/7 at Hamburg, 10/14 Dumas, 10/21 at Lakeside (Lake Village), 10/28 DeWitt, 11/4 at Dollarway (Pine Bluff)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rison (17.5), Lonoke (5.5), Harmony Grove (Camden) (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: DeWitt (-20.8), Lakeside (Lake Village) (-14.2), Hamburg (-9.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (3.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9084
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%
Opener: 8/29 Lonoke [projection: 31-24 win]