Mena (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Tim Harper League: 4A Region 7 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Justin Dean 6'1" 190 Senior RB/S 4.5 Ty Cole 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.5 Zion Barnes 6'2" 225 Junior DE/TE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Experience Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4.5 2016 National Rank: #6349 2016 State Rank: #88 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 12 2017 National Rank: #4606 2017 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7381 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 67-86-1 (40-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.9 2016 Points Against Average: 24.2 2016 Differential: +1.7 2016 Wins: #5200 Arkadelphia (23-21), #6695 Malvern (45-21), #7628 Hot Springs (24-21), #9054 Waldron (31-18), #9814 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (41-20), #11723 Bauxite (51-6) 2016 Losses: #1586 Robinson (Little Rock) (37-9), #1756 Nashville (42-7), #4826 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (42-21), #5008 Ashdown (13-12), #6934 De Queen (25-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-60 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 De Queen, 9/8 at Hot Springs, 9/15 Waldron, 9/22 Ashdown, 9/29 at Malvern, 10/6 at Bauxite, 10/13 Arkadelphia, 10/20 at Nashville, 10/27 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park), 11/3 at Robinson (Little Rock) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nashville (23.2), Ashdown (23.1), Robinson (Little Rock) (21.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bauxite (-23.2), De Queen (-5.9), Waldron (-3.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (7.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5486 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%