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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Barry Lunney
League: 7A/6A West
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tearris Wallace 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.50
Garrett Kaufman 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.70 [Arkansas State]
Nate Gneiting 6'1" 170 Senior S 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Starters, RB
Team Weaknesses: OL Changes, Young WRs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 60.1
2011 National Rank: #54
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 54.9
2012 National Rank: #100
2012 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 37.8
Dynasty National Rank: #245
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24
Dynasty Record: 70-32 (42-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42.5
2011 Points Against Average: 10.5
2011 Differential: +32
2011 Wins: #117 Fayetteville (41-6), #626 North Little Rock (49-14), #626 North Little Rock (31-7), #625 Southside (Fort Smith) (38-0), #749 Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon, MO) (42-12), #943 Har-Ber (Springdale) (28-14), #1272 West Memphis (42-14), #1410 Texas (Texarkana, TX) (36-0), #1961 Northside (Fort Smith) (63-28), #3725 Springdale (48-0), #5571 Rogers (61-6), #6173 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (45-6)
2011 Losses: #117 Fayetteville (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 95-59
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A West), 2008 (7A West), 2007 (tied for 1st; 7A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO), 9/7 vs Broken Arrow (OK), 9/14 South Panola (Batesville, MS), 9/21 at Har-Ber (Springdale), 9/28 Siloam Springs, 10/5 at Rogers, 10/12 Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 10/19 at Van Buren, 10/26 at Springdale, 11/2 Fayetteville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fayetteville (68.6), South Panola (Batesville, MS) (58.9), Broken Arrow (OK) (53.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Siloam Springs (7.2), Van Buren (7.7), Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (14.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 (36 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #175
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%