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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: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Griffin 6'1" 185 QB 4.7
Blake Franks 6'2" 200 DE 4.8
Chris Robinson 6'3" 170 CB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, OL, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Team Speed, Lost Some Great Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2014 National Rank: #1299
2014 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.4
2015 National Rank: #1793
2015 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #971
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 121-29-2 (75-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 34.6
2014 Points Against Average: 14.6
2014 Differential: +20
2014 Wins: #1366 Wynne (34-28), #3088 Greenbrier (41-18), #4808 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (34-3), #5201 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (34-6), #5299 Blytheville (48-0), #5871 Jacksonville (33-14), #5867 Searcy (51-7), #5952 Forrest City (23-6), #8185 Paragould (21-14), #9017 Valley View (Jonesboro) (35-0), #10562 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (40-7)
2014 Losses: #402 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (42-25), #1175 Jonesboro (45-31)
2014 Opponents W-L: 80-67
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2005 (AAAA East), 2003 (AAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff), 9/11 at Searcy, 9/18 Jonesboro, 9/25 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/2 Paragould, 10/9 at Forrest City, 10/16 Wynne, 10/23 at Blytheville, 10/30 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 11/6 at Valley View (Jonesboro)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro (35), Wynne (30.2), Nettleton (Jonesboro) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-7.1), Valley View (Jonesboro) (-5.3), Paragould (-0.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (16.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4686
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%