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GENERAL
Nickname: Chickasaws
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Ben Fisher
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Larry Clark 6'3.5" 310 Senior OL 5.0
Josh Clay 6'3" 330 Senior OL 5.2
Tre Jamison 6'2" 170 CB 4.53

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Demekko Clark 5'9" 200 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Returning OL Starters
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.6
2016 National Rank: #3033
2016 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2017 National Rank: #3777
2017 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5275
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 74-73-2 (47-50-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 35.9
2016 Points Against Average: 27.4
2016 Differential: +8.5
2016 Wins: #2834 Marion (34-31), #4230 Valley View (Jonesboro) (52-14), #4244 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (46-0), #6781 Paragould (42-11), #11053 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (53-20), #11065 Osceola (40-6)
2016 Losses: #228 Wynne (57-32), #1415 Batesville (33-30), #1672 Forrest City (56-28), #1800 Alma (38-13), #2009 West Memphis (35-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-59
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Osceola, 9/8 at West Memphis, 9/15 at Marion, 9/22 at Wynne, 9/29 Nettleton (Jonesboro), 10/6 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 10/13 at Valley View (Jonesboro), 10/20 Batesville, 10/27 at Paragould, 11/3 Forrest City
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wynne (50.8), Marion (30.7), West Memphis (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Osceola (-16.6), Paragould (-7.8), Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-7.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (20.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2427
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%