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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Cody Curtis
League: 2A Region 3
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 11
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Turner 6'0" 180 Senior QB
JJ Gray 5'9" 165 Junior RB
Nathan King 5'9" 165 Senior SB/QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -4
2011 National Rank: #9015
2011 State Rank: #108
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4
2012 National Rank: #6662
2012 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -18
Dynasty National Rank: #12910
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.5
Dynasty Record: 35-57 (25-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.4
2011 Points Against Average: 19
2011 Differential: +13.4
2011 Wins: #8949 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (21-6), #10963 Walnut Ridge (32-22), #11225 England (35-14), #12795 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (53-6), #13137 Marked Tree (40-14), #13866 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (49-6), #14008 Westside (Jonesboro) (55-7), #14116 Augusta (67-32), #14124 Piggott (28-12)
2011 Losses: #4442 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (34-2), #4826 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (49-7), #6404 McCrory (26-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-68-1
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Mountain View, 9/7 at Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 9/14 at Mayflower, 9/21 Marked Tree, 9/28 at Augusta, 10/5 at Cedar Ridge (Newark), 10/12 McCrory, 10/19 Walnut Ridge, 10/26 at East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 11/1 Cross County (Cherry Valley)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (10), McCrory (7), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Augusta (-41.8), Cedar Ridge (Newark) (-37.3), Marked Tree (-34.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1 (-13.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11508
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%