GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kevin Kelley
League: 5A Central
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jaren Watkins Senior RB 4.45
Layne Hatcher Junior QB 5.0
Seth Martin Senior OL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Caden Haws 6'2" 265 Senior OL
Tre Bruce 6'0" 190 Senior ATH 4.7
Cannon Smith 6'4" 235 Senior WR 4.7
Robert Ator 6'4" 220 Senior DE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coaching, Work-Ethic, 29 Game Winning-Streak
Team Weaknesses: Undersized, Lost 3 Of 4 DBs
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 56.2
2015 National Rank: #161
2015 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 52.8
2016 National Rank: #244
2016 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 39.5
Dynasty National Rank: #251
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 152-24-1 (85-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-0
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 50.9
2015 Points Against Average: 18.9
2015 Differential: +32
2015 Wins: #712 Highland Park (Dallas, TX) (40-13), #771 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (42-7), #1219 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (50-30), #1219 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (41-30), #1671 Warren (71-40), #1776 Hope (78-44), #3195 Wynne (35-21), #3364 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (36-14), #4616 Vilonia (56-14), #5438 Beebe (49-13), #7158 Jacksonville (48-13), #7306 Jennings (MO) (56-12), #9276 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (60-7), #13089 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (50-6)
2015 Losses: none
2015 Opponents W-L: 94-63
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014, 2011 (4A), 2008, 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 (4A Region 7), 2010 (4A Region 7), 2008 (5A Southwest), 2007 (5A Southeast), 2005 (tied for 1st; 6AAA), 2004 (6AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 28
Streak List: 9/11/14 New Smyrna Beach (FL) (52-20), 9/19/14 Warren (50-21), 9/26/14 North Pulaski (Jacksonville) (54-7), 10/3/14 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (49-14), 10/10/14 Beebe (65-35), 10/17/14 Jacksonville (55-7), 10/24/14 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (58-7), 10/31/14 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (56-0), 11/7/14 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (50-20), 11/14/14 Blytheville (49-21), 11/21/14 Camden Fairview (Camden) (44-6), 11/28/14 Batesville (42-25), 12/6/14 Wynne (38-28), 9/4/15 Highland Park (Dallas, TX) (40-13), 9/11/15 Wynne (35-21), 9/18/15 Warren (71-40), 9/25/15 Jennings (MO) (56-12), 10/2/15 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (41-30), 10/9/15 Beebe (49-13), 10/16/15 Jacksonville (48-13), 10/23/15 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (60-7), 10/30/15 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (50-6), 11/5/15 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (36-14), 11/13/15 Vilonia (56-14), 11/20/15 Hope (78-44), 11/27/15 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (42-7), 12/4/15 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (50-30), 9/2/16 Page [Charles] (Sand Springs, OK) (56-21)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Page [Charles] (Sand Springs, OK), 9/9 at East (Salt Lake City, UT), 9/16 at McCracken County (Paducah, KY), 9/23 at Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock), 9/30 Beebe, 10/7 at Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock), 10/14 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 10/21 Parkview (Little Rock), 10/28 at McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 11/4 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East (Salt Lake City, UT) (49.6), Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (41.7), Page [Charles] (Sand Springs, OK) (41.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (-30.3), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-10.3), Beebe (3.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (21.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2007
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%