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GENERAL
Nickname: Charging Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brad Bolding
League: 7A/6A East
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
KJ Hill 6'1" 185 Junior WR 4.40
Jaylon Scott 6'0" 180 Junior CB 4.53
Fabian Lewis 5'9" 170 Junior RB 4.30

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Austin Blair 6'3" 275 Senior OL
D.J. Brown 5'9" 175 Senior RB 4.5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Juan Day 6'1" 205 Senior RB 4.5 [Arkansas]
Tim Quickel 6'2" 210 Senior LB 4.6 [Tulsa]
Kavin Alexander 5'9" 180 Senior DB 4.36

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48.1
2013 National Rank: #352
2013 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.8
2014 National Rank: #317
2014 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #670
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 77-49 (52-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 40.9
2013 Points Against Average: 14.8
2013 Differential: +26.1
2013 Wins: #1330 Central (Little Rock) (38-14), #1494 Bryant (28-7), #1671 Pine Bluff (35-14), #1901 Jonesboro (30-6), #2268 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (49-16), #2613 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (55-13), #4539 West Memphis (38-0), #6022 Searcy (52-0), #7550 Marion (42-0), #9622 Mountain Home (68-7)
2013 Losses: #121 South Panola (Batesville, MS) (24-23), #178 Cabot (43-42), #178 Cabot (48-32)
2013 Opponents W-L: 90-66-1
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (7A/6A Central), 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/4/14 Catholic (Little Rock) (17-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/4 at Catholic (Little Rock), 9/12 at Fayetteville, 9/19 Pine Bluff, 9/26 at Cabot, 10/3 Mountain Home, 10/10 at Jonesboro, 10/17 at Searcy, 10/24 Marion, 10/31 at West Memphis, 11/6 Central (Little Rock)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cabot (54.6), Fayetteville (38.7), Pine Bluff (36.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-7.2), Marion (-1.8), Searcy (7.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (29.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1291
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%