Magnet Cove (Malvern, AR)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ronnie Efird
League: 2A Region 5
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
J.D. Burnett Senior RB/LB
Eli Dawson Junior RB/DE
Hudson Wade Senior T/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, OL, DT/OLB
Team Weaknesses: WR/QB, Secondary, ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -21.3
2016 National Rank: #11807
2016 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -22.8
2017 National Rank: #11923
2017 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6
Dynasty National Rank: #10054
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 97-63-1 (65-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.9
2016 Points Against Average: 33.7
2016 Differential: -14.8
2016 Wins: #12414 Bigelow (35-8), #12896 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (34-21), #13757 Poyen (20-7)
2016 Losses: #3536 England (54-0), #4656 Centerpoint (Amity) (41-14), #5746 Hector (56-20), #6804 Conway Christian (Conway) (62-26), #7253 Hackett (20-8), #7301 Harmony Grove (Benton) (49-21), #10914 Parkers Chapel (El Dorado) (39-18), #11485 Quitman (14-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-49
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Parkers Chapel (El Dorado), 9/8 at Centerpoint (Amity), 9/15 Harmony Grove (Benton), 9/22 at England, 9/29 Poyen, 10/6 at Quitman, 10/13 Hector, 10/20 at Bigelow, 10/27 Conway Christian (Conway), 11/2 at Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Christian (Conway) (11.9), Centerpoint (Amity) (11.2), Harmony Grove (Benton) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Poyen (-33.6), Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (-33.2), Quitman (-26)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (-5.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #135
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10214
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%