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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Totty
League: 2A Region 8 (moving from 3A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zuntario Oliver 5'11" 165 Junior WR/ATH
Josh Cook 5'10" 210 Senior OL/DL
Conner James 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marquis Walker 6'0" 170 Senior DB 4.5 [Arkansas State]
Quanterio Heath 6'2" 200 Senior LB 4.60 [Arkansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, New Conference
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class, Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2011 National Rank: #5344
2011 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -2.1
2012 National Rank: #8488
2012 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3473
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 91-23 (54-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 37.8
2011 Points Against Average: 14.1
2011 Differential: +23.7
2011 Wins: #3856 Junction City (27-14), #6527 Glen Rose (Malvern) (24-21), #7581 Smackover (54-6), #8924 Harmony Grove (Camden) (27-0), #11259 DeWitt (35-18), #11484 Lafayette County (Stamps) (49-6), #12267 Fouke (45-6), #12412 Bismarck (42-7), #13360 Genoa Central (Texarkana) (41-0), #14448 Drew Central (Monticello) (65-7)
2011 Losses: #4367 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (34-26), #6051 Star City (29-28), #6369 Fordyce (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-75
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A Region 6), 2010 (3A Region 6), 2005 (8AA), 2004 (8AA), 2003 (8AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Fordyce, 9/7 Junction City, 9/14 at Woodlawn (Rison), 9/21 Parkers Chapel (El Dorado), 9/28 at Hermitage, 10/5 Norphlet, 10/19 at Bearden, 10/26 Strong, 11/1 at Hampton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Junction City (20.7), Strong (13.7), Fordyce (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Woodlawn (Rison) (-21.2), Hampton (-14.3), Norphlet (-6.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 (-6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7286
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%