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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Dave King
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kenton Crawford 6'2" 175 Junior QB 4.54
Joey Rodriguez 5'9" 185 Senior ILB/TB 4.90
Jacob Lawrence 6'3" 315 Senior G 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Been To Finals Two Years In A Row
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience At Several Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 33
2012 National Rank: #1389
2012 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.1
2013 National Rank: #2539
2013 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1797
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 48-14-1 (29-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 33.9
2012 Points Against Average: 18.8
2012 Differential: +15.1
2012 Wins: #1481 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (40-21), #2211 Greenbrier (38-21), #3674 Searcy (24-21), #5820 Forrest City (45-6), #6491 Lakeside (Hot Springs) (54-14), #7351 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (49-7), #7378 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (38-12), #8010 Beebe (45-14), #8317 Blytheville (50-7), #10001 Paragould (38-6)
2012 Losses: #445 Fairview (Camden) (28-10), #1105 Wynne (40-27), #1444 Jonesboro (31-17), #2900 Springdale (35-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 94-65
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2005 (AAAA East), 2003 (AAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Springdale, 9/13 at Searcy, 9/20 Jonesboro, 9/27 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/4 Paragould, 10/11 at Forrest City, 10/18 Wynne, 10/25 at Blytheville, 11/1 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 11/8 at Beebe
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wynne (35.8), Jonesboro (31.8), Springdale (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Paragould (-8.5), Blytheville (-1.2), Beebe (0)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (18.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4357
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%