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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Randy Johnston
League: 3A Region 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
De'Shawn Gulledge 5'10" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All Line Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2016 National Rank: #5657
2016 State Rank: #77
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2017 National Rank: #4970
2017 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9073
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 77-75 (50-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.6
2016 Points Against Average: 13.9
2016 Differential: +21.7
2016 Wins: #5367 Southside (Batesville) (24-13), #7279 Des Arc (41-30), #8344 Harding Academy (Searcy) (46-34), #9665 Riverview (Searcy) (34-7), #10087 Mayflower (35-12), #11104 Barton (Lexa) (34-13), #11350 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (34-7), #12246 Perryville (40-7), #12896 Lee (Marianna) (59-6), #13676 Episcopal (Little Rock) (57-8), #13954 Rose Bud (2-0)
2016 Losses: #4656 Centerpoint (Amity) (30-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-69
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2009 (4A Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Des Arc, 9/8 at Southside (Batesville), 9/15 Riverview (Searcy), 9/22 at Harding Academy (Searcy), 9/29 Mayflower, 10/6 at Episcopal (Little Rock), 10/13 Barton (Lexa), 10/20 Lee (Marianna), 10/27 Rose Bud, 11/2 at Cedar Ridge (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Batesville) (6.2), Riverview (Searcy) (-0.2), Des Arc (-0.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rose Bud (-31.7), Episcopal (Little Rock) (-28.5), Lee (Marianna) (-25.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6 (-11.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11421
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%