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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Darrell Henry
League: 7A/6A Central (moving from 7A/6A West)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darious Jones 6'3" 250 Senior OL 4.80
Gray Stanton 6'1" 210 Senior LB/QB 4.90
Gabe Sopshire 6'1" 190 Senior ILB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength, Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28
2011 National Rank: #1961
2011 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.3
2012 National Rank: #2923
2012 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1287
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 49-52 (25-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 35
2011 Points Against Average: 46.5
2011 Differential: -11.5
2011 Wins: #1924 Pine Bluff (30-29), #2065 Bryant (45-40), #2065 Bryant (42-35), #5571 Rogers (31-24), #6173 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (70-51)
2011 Losses: #54 Bentonville (63-28), #117 Fayetteville (50-31), #625 Southside (Fort Smith) (41-24), #625 Southside (Fort Smith) (56-7), #943 Har-Ber (Springdale) (59-45), #1480 Catholic (Little Rock) (62-31), #3725 Springdale (48-36)
2011 Opponents W-L: 84-56
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pine Bluff, 9/7 at Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 9/14 Rogers, 9/21 at Greenwood, 9/28 Russellville, 10/5 at Conway, 10/12 at Parkview (Little Rock), 10/19 Catholic (Little Rock), 10/26 at Hall (Little Rock), 11/2 Southside (Fort Smith)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwood (41.6), Southside (Fort Smith) (34.8), Conway (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hall (Little Rock) (-5.6), Russellville (6.2), Parkview (Little Rock) (12.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7 (32.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1470
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%