| Gurdon (AR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Devils Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: John Pace League: 2A Region 7 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Kirkpatrick 5'10" 175 Junior QB Kedreas Norvell 5'9" 180 Senior RB Aaron Taylor 5'7" 150 Senior MLB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Defensive Core, Recent Success, Backfield Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 8.4 2011 National Rank: #5841 2011 State Rank: #64 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.7 2012 National Rank: #5217 2012 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2.6 Dynasty National Rank: #9090 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.5 Dynasty Record: 56-44 (43-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 33.8 2011 Points Against Average: 17.3 2011 Differential: +16.5 2011 Wins: #6604 Mineral Springs (20-13), #8519 Spring Hill (Hope) (42-26), #8519 Spring Hill (Hope) (35-7), #10898 Dierks (40-7), #11159 Horatio (55-17), #11484 Lafayette County (Stamps) (42-34), #12189 Harmony Grove (Benton) (39-21), #12795 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (37-6), #13590 Murfreesboro (42-6), #14304 Foreman (56-21) 2011 Losses: #2897 Prescott (42-13), #3747 Carlisle (13-12), #9587 Mount Ida (12-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 82-63 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 (3A Region 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; 7AA West), 2003 (7AA West) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Prescott, 9/7 Harmony Grove (Benton), 9/14 at Marked Tree, 9/21 Dierks, 9/28 at Mineral Springs, 10/5 Murfreesboro, 10/12 at Spring Hill (Hope), 10/19 Lafayette County (Stamps), 10/26 at Bearden, 11/1 at Foreman Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prescott (22.3), Bearden (6.2), Mineral Springs (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marked Tree (-34.2), Foreman (-29.8), Murfreesboro (-23.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.9 (-8.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10843 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |