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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Dave King
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Demetrice Holliday 6'3" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.56
Cedric Hall 5'10" 165 Senior TB 4.5
Trey Ford 5'11" 185 Senior 4.66

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game, Have 3 Quality TBs, OL/DT
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace QB/LBs/DEs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.1
2016 National Rank: #1419
2016 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #2051
2017 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1011
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 139-37-2 (87-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.8
2016 Points Against Average: 25.9
2016 Differential: +6.9
2016 Wins: #1672 Forrest City (36-8), #3025 Blytheville (33-30), #3186 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (31-26), #3376 Harrison (35-14), #4046 Mountain Home (8-6), #4230 Valley View (Jonesboro) (38-0), #4244 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (56-42), #6781 Paragould (43-7), #11053 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #70 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (35-7), #228 Wynne (63-21), #859 Jonesboro (65-41), #3085 Searcy (41-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-62
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2005 (AAAA East), 2003 (AAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Jonesboro, 9/8 at Searcy, 9/15 at Mountain Home, 9/22 at Nettleton (Jonesboro), 9/29 Paragould, 10/6 at Forrest City, 10/13 Wynne, 10/20 at Blytheville, 10/27 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 11/3 at Valley View (Jonesboro)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro (51.8), Wynne (50.8), Searcy (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Paragould (-7.8), Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-7.5), Blytheville (16.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3 (26.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1429
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%