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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: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kenton Crawford 6'2" 175 Senior QB/P 4.62
John Howard 6'0" 275 Senior C 5.27
Sam Scaggs 6'0" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Youth On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.7
2013 National Rank: #1340
2013 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2014 National Rank: #1622
2014 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1002
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 110-27-2 (68-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.4
2013 Points Against Average: 17.9
2013 Differential: +18.5
2013 Wins: #1480 Fairview (Camden) (26-24), #2214 Alma (31-28), #3368 Wynne (37-12), #4728 Forrest City (49-26), #5941 Greenbrier (48-6), #6022 Searcy (48-14), #6391 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (21-0), #7214 Beebe (45-14), #9152 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (42-7), #9541 Paragould (42-7), #11986 Blytheville (38-6)
2013 Losses: #814 Morrilton (27-24), #1901 Jonesboro (38-31), #2341 Springdale (42-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 85-73
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2005 (AAAA East), 2003 (AAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff), 9/12 Searcy, 9/19 at Jonesboro, 9/26 Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/3 at Paragould, 10/10 Forrest City, 10/17 at Wynne, 10/24 Blytheville, 10/31 at Greene County Tech (Paragould), 11/7 Valley View (Jonesboro)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro (27.7), Valley View (Jonesboro) (26.5), Wynne (21)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Blytheville (-19.5), Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-12.7), Paragould (-6.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (16.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5083
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36%