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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Wiggins
League: 2A Region 3
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ethan Davis 6'0.5" 235 Senior OL/DE 5.0
Jordan Turner 5'8" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.83
Cole Young 5'10" Senior C/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -15.5
2016 National Rank: #10794
2016 State Rank: #146
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -19
2017 National Rank: #11319
2017 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12797
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 63-84 (43-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 22
2016 Points Against Average: 17.2
2016 Differential: +4.8
2016 Wins: #11084 Melbourne (27-20), #11146 McCrory (28-14), #11205 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (29-24), #13196 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (20-7), #13966 Rector (35-0), #14510 Midland (Pleasant Plains) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #7759 Mountain View (20-0), #8439 Earle (28-14), #8854 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (26-7), #8854 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (20-12), #12057 Marked Tree (30-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Mountain View, 9/8 Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 9/15 at Melbourne, 9/22 Earle, 9/29 at Rector, 10/6 Cross County (Cherry Valley), 10/13 at East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 10/20 Marked Tree, 10/27 Midland (Pleasant Plains)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Earle (5.5), Cross County (Cherry Valley) (-9), Mountain View (-10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Midland (Pleasant Plains) (-54.3), Rector (-37.5), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (-25)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4 (-17.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #192
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13017
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%