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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Shane Patrick
League: 7A/6A West
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clay Patrick 5'9" 215 Senior LB 4.80
Jay Patrick 5'9" 210 Senior DL 4.90
Will Whatley 5'10" 155 Senior QB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Depth, QB Experience, LB Core
Team Weaknesses: Depth At WR, DB Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2011 National Rank: #3724
2011 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.3
2012 National Rank: #3298
2012 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.7
Dynasty National Rank: #367
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 62-41 (37-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.4
2011 Points Against Average: 38.7
2011 Differential: -17.3
2011 Wins: #1961 Northside (Fort Smith) (48-36), #5571 Rogers (42-32), #6173 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (53-33)
2011 Losses: #54 Bentonville (48-0), #117 Fayetteville (47-21), #626 North Little Rock (36-17), #625 Southside (Fort Smith) (38-13), #778 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (46-7), #943 Har-Ber (Springdale) (31-7), #1272 West Memphis (41-17), #1480 Catholic (Little Rock) (38-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-47
Recent State Championships: 2005 (AAAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2005 (AAAAA West), 2004 (AAAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Batesville, 9/7 vs Central (Tulsa, OK), 9/14 vs Bixby (OK), 9/21 at Rogers, 9/28 Fayetteville, 10/5 at Siloam Springs, 10/12 Van Buren, 10/19 at Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 10/26 Bentonville, 11/2 at Har-Ber (Springdale)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fayetteville (68.6), Bentonville (61.8), Har-Ber (Springdale) (39.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Siloam Springs (7.2), Van Buren (7.7), Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (14.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.8 (34.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #417
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%