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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Malham
League: 7A Central (moving from 7A/6A East)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarrod Barnes 5'11" 170 Senior QB/ATH 4.37
Easton Seidl 6'1" 250 Senior LB/TE 4.87
Dayonte Roberts 6'1" 285 Junior NG 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield Returning, 8 Starters Back On Defense
Team Weaknesses: No Experienced OL Returning

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2015 National Rank: #614
2015 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 48.4
2016 National Rank: #370
2016 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.7
Dynasty National Rank: #893
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 95-50 (62-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 43
2015 Points Against Average: 21.3
2015 Differential: +21.7
2015 Wins: #738 North Little Rock (34-3), #1030 Conway (34-18), #1217 Jonesboro (62-53), #1995 Catholic (Little Rock) (40-33), #2808 West Memphis (49-28), #2846 Searcy (41-10), #3325 Marion (42-20), #3452 Central (Little Rock) (42-7), #8822 Mountain Home (62-21), #13089 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (42-6)
2015 Losses: #799 Southside (Fort Smith) (35-25)
2015 Opponents W-L: 53-71
Recent League Championships: 2015 (7A/6A East), 2013 (7A/6A East), 2010 (tied for 1st; 7A/6A Central), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2003 (AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Pine Bluff (28-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Pine Bluff, 9/9 at El Dorado, 9/16 at Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock), 9/23 Catholic (Little Rock), 9/30 at Southside (Fort Smith), 10/7 Conway, 10/14 Central (Little Rock), 10/21 at Bryant, 10/28 Northside (Fort Smith), 11/4 at North Little Rock
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Fort Smith) (49.9), Pine Bluff (45.8), Bryant (42.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (-30.3), Central (Little Rock) (17.3), El Dorado (19.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (23.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #688
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%