Newport (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Greyhounds Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Jeromy Poole League: 4A Region 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kristen Crite 5'8" 150 Junior RB DeShawn Binkley 5'10" 150 Senior WR Chris Grady 5'9" 230 Senior RB/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Second Year With Coaching Staff Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -6 2011 National Rank: #9503 2011 State Rank: #113 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.5 2012 National Rank: #9787 2012 State Rank: #120 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4819 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4 Dynasty Record: 58-48 (44-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 26 2011 Points Against Average: 38.7 2011 Differential: -12.7 2011 Wins: #10769 Bald Knob (66-57), #10910 Southside (Batesville) (34-12), #12321 Cave City (22-15), #12379 Lee (Marianna) (26-20) 2011 Losses: #2293 Batesville (55-15), #2623 Pottsville (53-6), #3804 Heber Springs (50-36), #4076 Wynne (46-21), #4103 Stuttgart (34-18), #5630 Clinton (56-21), #10120 Lonoke (28-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-53-2 Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Nettleton (Jonesboro), 9/7 Bald Knob, 9/14 at Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 9/21 at Dollarway (Pine Bluff), 9/28 Lonoke, 10/5 at Stuttgart, 10/12 at Heber Springs, 10/19 Clinton, 10/26 Lee (Marianna), 11/2 at Southside (Batesville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dollarway (Pine Bluff) (29.6), Stuttgart (20.6), Heber Springs (10.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lee (Marianna) (-30.8), Bald Knob (-13.5), Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (-11.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 (4.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7835 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%