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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Lonnie Hester
League: 2A Region 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
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
Brady Hester 150 Junior QB 4.8
Cooper Shipman 165 Junior RB 4.8
Matthew Carter 180 Junior LB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2016 National Rank: #7278
2016 State Rank: #103
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2
2017 National Rank: #6878
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #12363
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 83-67 (66-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 15.5
2016 Differential: +20
2016 Wins: #9102 Mountainburg (20-7), #9102 Mountainburg (46-6), #10457 Lavaca (44-14), #11794 Magnet Cove (Malvern) (20-8), #12686 Pocola (OK) (28-14), #12827 Westside (Coal Hill) (44-20), #12956 Drew Central (Monticello) (42-6), #13423 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (48-6), #13899 Decatur (58-27), #14070 Western Yell County (Havana) (34-6)
2016 Losses: #3536 England (40-20), #5699 Danville (32-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-66
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Pocola (OK), 9/22 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine), 9/29 at Western Yell County (Havana), 10/6 Decatur, 10/13 at Danville, 10/20 at Mountainburg, 10/27 Lavaca, 11/2 Westside (Coal Hill)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Danville (8.8), Lavaca (-11.3), Mountainburg (-14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Western Yell County (Havana) (-43.3), Pocola (OK) (-38.8), Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (-34.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.5 (-14.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13199
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%