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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jim Withrow
League: 5A Central (moving from 5A Southeast)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Louis Lea 5'11" 285 Senior OL/DL
Jaleel Henson 5'10" 190 Senior ILB/RB
JD Miller 5'11" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Replacing Starters
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Inexperience At Some Spots

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2011 National Rank: #11314
2011 State Rank: #147
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -11.4
2012 National Rank: #10616
2012 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4819
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 47-49 (36-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 13.1
2011 Points Against Average: 29.1
2011 Differential: -16
2011 Wins: #10572 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (20-13), #12177 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (7-6), #12475 Crossett (13-12), #13252 North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (32-31)
2011 Losses: #4545 White Hall (41-10), #6349 Parkview (Little Rock) (31-0), #6403 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (51-21), #6623 Vilonia (45-14), #7844 Monticello (26-14), #9235 Central (West Helena) (35-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 43-62-1
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Vilonia, 9/7 at Lakeside (Hot Springs), 9/14 Newport, 9/21 at Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock), 9/28 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 10/5 at Jacksonville, 10/12 Central (West Helena), 10/19 at McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 10/26 at Pulaski Academy (Little Rock), 11/1 North Pulaski (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (46.8), Lakeside (Hot Springs) (21.6), Jacksonville (9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (-30.1), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-20.5), Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (-17)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7514
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%