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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kevin Kelley
League: 5A Central
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 6-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Colquitt 5'11" 230 Senior LB/RB 4.80
Reed Richenbach 5'11" 205 Junior LB/RB 4.50
Will Hefley 6'2" 195 Junior QB 5.00

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Hunter Henry 6'6" 240 Senior TE 4.80 [Arkansas]
L.J. Wallace 6'1" 170 Senior WR 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Expectations, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lack Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 32.2
2012 National Rank: #1481
2012 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 18
2013 National Rank: #3514
2013 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #355
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 59-10 (33-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 47.2
2012 Points Against Average: 21.5
2012 Differential: +25.7
2012 Wins: #3591 Warren (49-18), #3726 White Hall (77-35), #4695 Vilonia (62-21), #5874 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (50-20), #6265 Jacksonville (51-7), #7884 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (57-24), #8394 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (42-14), #9575 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (45-14), #11211 Central (West Helena) (43-8), #12782 North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (56-0)
2012 Losses: #104 Chaminade (West Hills, CA) (49-39), #1389 Batesville (40-21), #1666 West Memphis (30-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 82-66
Recent State Championships: 2011 (4A), 2008, 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (4A Region 7), 2010 (4A Region 7), 2008 (5A Southwest), 2007 (5A Southeast), 2005 (tied for 1st; 6AAA), 2004 (6AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Memphis University (Memphis, TN), 9/13 Warren, 9/20 West Memphis, 9/27 at North Pulaski (Jacksonville), 10/4 Central (West Helena), 10/11 at Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock), 10/18 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 10/25 at Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 11/1 at Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 11/7 Jacksonville
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Memphis University (Memphis, TN) (58.5), West Memphis (27.5), Warren (20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (-24.6), Central (West Helena) (-14.4), McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (-6.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (13.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5377
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%