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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Jones
League: 7A/6A Central (moving from 5A West)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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

TOP PLAYERS
Drew Morgan 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.50 [Arkansas State]
Tyler Thompson 6'2" 265 Senior OL
Cole McAlister 6'2" 205 Senior DE/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, WR, Numbers (Players)
Team Weaknesses: Moving To More Difficult 6A, Inexperienced QB, OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 45.5
2011 National Rank: #390
2011 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.4
2012 National Rank: #577
2012 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 37.1
Dynasty National Rank: #267
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 101-20 (57-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 14-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 44.6
2011 Points Against Average: 14.2
2011 Differential: +30.4
2011 Wins: #1369 Fairview (Camden) (34-31), #2142 Sallisaw (OK) (49-21), #2293 Batesville (53-11), #3024 Greenbrier (59-35), #4038 Morrilton (41-17), #4076 Wynne (42-7), #4886 Alma (23-20), #5645 Siloam Springs (42-6), #5708 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (42-7), #6251 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (55-0), #6623 Vilonia (45-15), #9934 Harrison (54-14), #12118 Huntsville (42-7), #13131 Lift for Life Academy (St. Louis, MO) (43-8)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 87-69-1
Recent State Championships: 2011 (5A), 2010 (5A), 2007 (5A), 2006 (5A), 2005 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A West), 2010 (5A West), 2009 (5A West), 2008 (5A West), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A West), 2005 (AAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 24
Streak List: 10/1/10 Morrilton (35-0), 10/8/10 Huntsville (55-7), 10/15/10 Harrison (49-10), 10/22/10 Vilonia (49-21), 10/28/10 Greenbrier (33-00), 11/5/10 Alma (52-21), 11/12/10 Forrest City (55-18), 11/19/10 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (20-14), 11/26/10 Batesville (38-13), 12/4/10 Fairview (Camden) (36-35), 9/2/11 Sallisaw (OK) (49-21), 9/9/11 Lift for Life Academy (St. Louis, MO) (43-8), 9/16/11 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (55-0), 9/23/11 Siloam Springs (42-6), 9/30/11 Morrilton (41-17), 10/7/11 Huntsville (42-7), 10/14/11 Harrison (54-14), 10/21/11 Vilonia (45-15), 10/28/11 Greenbrier (59-35), 11/4/11 Alma (23-20), 11/11/11 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (42-7), 11/18/11 Wynne (42-7), 11/25/11 Fairview (Camden) (34-31), 12/3/11 Batesville (53-11)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Sallisaw (OK), 9/7 Alma, 9/14 at Shiloh Christian (Springdale), 9/21 Northside (Fort Smith), 9/28 at Parkview (Little Rock), 10/5 Catholic (Little Rock), 10/12 at Hall (Little Rock), 10/19 Southside (Fort Smith), 10/26 Conway, 11/2 at Russellville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Fort Smith) (34.8), Conway (33.5), Sallisaw (OK) (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hall (Little Rock) (-5.6), Russellville (6.2), Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (10.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (12.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%