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GENERAL
Nickname: Airedales
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Doug Loughridge
League: 5A West
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Johnson 6'3" 205 Senior WR 4.7
Tyler Alexander 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.7
Garrison Jensen 6'0" 190 Senior QB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs/DE, K, WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28.9
2016 National Rank: #1800
2016 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2017 National Rank: #2220
2017 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #1840
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 98-64-1 (64-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.8
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +13.9
2016 Wins: #3025 Blytheville (38-13), #3339 Greenbrier (49-28), #3376 Harrison (49-14), #5008 Maumelle (39-14), #5231 Van Buren (34-21), #5651 Farmington (35-14), #5651 Vilonia (28-3), #9513 Clarksville (35-0)
2016 Losses: #262 Greenwood (35-12), #1108 Morrilton (28-26), #1873 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (42-35), #2244 Springdale (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-67
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2004 (AAAA West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/29 at Van Buren, 9/8 at Springdale, 9/15 Greenwood, 9/22 at Vilonia, 9/29 Farmington, 10/6 Morrilton, 10/13 at Clarksville, 10/20 at Harrison, 10/27 Greenbrier, 11/3 Maumelle
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwood (58.1), Springdale (35.1), Morrilton (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clarksville (-10.6), Vilonia (-0.3), Van Buren (1.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (21.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2404
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%