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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jerry Castor
League: 3A Region 3
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Archer 6'2.5" 215 Senior DE/TE 4.7
Marcos Flores 6'2" 210 Senior DE/LB 4.8
D.J. Myers 5'9" 165 Senior FS/WR 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 13 Returning Starters, Quality Players Moving Up From Junior High
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Overall Speed

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -13.6
2015 National Rank: #10835
2015 State Rank: #140
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -14.1
2016 National Rank: #10847
2016 State Rank: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -30.9
Dynasty National Rank: #14256
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 16-63 (10-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.4
2015 Points Against Average: 25.8
2015 Differential: -3.4
2015 Wins: #5036 Rivercrest (Wilson) (39-21), #10684 Piggott (36-29), #12011 Melbourne (13-8), #12148 Westside (Jonesboro) (34-20), #12744 Brookland (33-28), #13970 Corning (47-14)
2015 Losses: #5215 Smackover (53-16), #7647 Hoxie (34-6), #9185 Trumann (20-8), #10184 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (36-14), #10204 Osceola (21-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 64-61
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Westside (Jonesboro) (26-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Westside (Jonesboro), 9/9 at Trumann, 9/16 Brookland, 9/23 at Walnut Ridge, 9/30 Hoxie, 10/7 at Corning, 10/14 at Piggott, 10/21 Osceola, 10/28 Rivercrest (Wilson), 11/4 at Newport
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rivercrest (Wilson) (12), Trumann (-7.9), Hoxie (-8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Corning (-41.1), Walnut Ridge (-18.1), Brookland (-17.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 (-8.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11911
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%