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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Jeff McBride
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trace Pee 6'2" 235 Senior QB
Justin Taylor 5'10" 155 Junior RB
Shelby Orr 5'11" 195 Junior DL/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Recent Success

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -21.6
2011 National Rank: #12411
2011 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2012 National Rank: #12546
2012 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -20.6
Dynasty National Rank: #13260
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 15-48 [14-49 on the field] (10-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 18.2
2011 Points Against Average: 38.4
2011 Differential: -20.2
2011 Wins: #12189 Harmony Grove (Benton) (20-6), #13331 Centerpoint (Amity) (43-22), #14321 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (41-12)
2011 Losses: #2897 Prescott (46-14), #4367 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (54-15), #5345 Rison (42-7), #6327 Arkansas Baptist (Little Rock) (57-6), #6527 Glen Rose (Malvern) (45-0), #7595 Jessieville (55-14), #11159 Horatio (41-14), #13590 Murfreesboro (42-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-55
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Murfreesboro, 9/7 at Dierks, 9/14 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park), 9/21 at Jessieville, 9/28 Harmony Grove (Benton), 10/5 at Glen Rose (Malvern), 10/12 at Horatio, 10/19 at Two Rivers (Ola), 10/26 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park), 11/1 at Centerpoint (Amity)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Glen Rose (Malvern) (15.1), Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (13.5), Jessieville (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (-37.7), Two Rivers (Ola) (-34.4), Centerpoint (Amity) (-32.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1 (-5.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11392
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%