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GENERAL
Nickname: Charging Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Bolding
League: 7A/6A East (moving from 7A/6A Central)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Altee Tenpenny 6'0" 215 RB 4.39 [Alabama]
Kenny Howard 6'2" 320 DL 5.28
Gary Vines 6'0" 185 FS 4.61

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Herb Crossgrow 6'2" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 41.4
2011 National Rank: #626
2011 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 50.1
2012 National Rank: #180
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #987
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 57-44 (39-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 30.7
2011 Points Against Average: 20.2
2011 Differential: +10.5
2011 Wins: #943 Har-Ber (Springdale) (41-37), #1480 Catholic (Little Rock) (33-17), #1480 Catholic (Little Rock) (20-13), #2065 Bryant (35-0), #2428 Central (Little Rock) (35-14), #3725 Springdale (36-17), #3895 Cabot (48-0), #6263 Van Buren (48-13), #6384 Russellville (34-31)
2011 Losses: #54 Bentonville (49-14), #54 Bentonville (31-7), #962 Conway (20-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (7A/6A Central), 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Lake Hamilton (Pearcy), 9/7 at Longview (TX), 9/14 Pine Bluff, 9/21 at Cabot, 9/28 West Memphis, 10/5 at Jonesboro, 10/12 at Searcy, 10/19 Marion, 10/26 at Mountain Home, 11/1 Central (Little Rock)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Longview (TX) (60.2), Jonesboro (35.5), Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (34.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (10.2), Cabot (19.1), Searcy (20.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 (33 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #408
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%