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GENERAL
Nickname: Zebras
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Bobby Bolding
League: 6A South (moving from 7A/6A South)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
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
Will Gragg 6'5" 250 Senior TE
John Tate 6'4" 250 Junior DE
David Beasley 6'3" 190 Junior S/WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin McGehee Senior K 5.30 [Purdue]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed At Skill Positions, Depth, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defensive Front

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31
2013 National Rank: #1671
2013 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2014 National Rank: #1059
2014 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1339
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 77-53-2 (49-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.8
2013 Points Against Average: 19.5
2013 Differential: +11.3
2013 Wins: #604 Greenwood (37-34), #1494 Bryant (9-3), #3421 Benton (59-42), #3675 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (24-15), #5235 Siloam Springs (35-7), #5452 Arkansas (Texarkana) (28-13), #8828 Sheridan (48-0), #9987 Hall (Little Rock) (48-0), #10339 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (35-8)
2013 Losses: #352 North Little Rock (35-14), #1379 El Dorado (21-14), #1379 El Dorado (31-24), #2613 Lake Hamilton (Pearcy) (33-25)
2013 Ties: #3231 Northside (Fort Smith) (31-31)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-82-2
Recent League Championships: 2012 (7A/6A South), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; AAAAA South)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Northside (Fort Smith), 9/12 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff), 9/19 at North Little Rock, 9/26 Arkansas (Texarkana), 10/3 Parkview (Little Rock), 10/10 at Lake Hamilton (Pearcy), 10/17 at Hall (Little Rock), 10/24 El Dorado, 10/31 at Sheridan, 11/7 Benton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (49.6), El Dorado (30.6), Northside (Fort Smith) (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hall (Little Rock) (-8.9), Sheridan (-3.8), Parkview (Little Rock) (9.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (19.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2373
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%