Southside (Batesville, AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Southerners Colors: Gold Coach: Kenny Simpson League: 4A Region 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dawson Cook 6'0" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Tanner Pitts 6'2" 265 Junior OL Caden Huskey 6'0" 180 Junior DB/RB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Most Skill Position Players, Bigger/Stronger Lines, Sophomore Class Provides Great Depth Team Weaknesses: Replacing All-Conference Players At QB/MLB/RB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 8.7 2016 National Rank: #5370 2016 State Rank: #73 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2017 National Rank: #5856 2017 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -16.9 Dynasty National Rank: #12658 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.1 Dynasty Record: 29-81-1 (13-63 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 25.1 2016 Points Against Average: 19 2016 Differential: +6.1 2016 Wins: #6070 Booneville (21-13), #6134 Heber Springs (24-20), #7548 Central (West Helena) (35-26), #8854 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (39-0), #9665 Riverview (Searcy) (34-12), #10125 Cave City (19-12), #10759 Lonoke (42-7), #12298 Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (33-19) 2016 Losses: #1586 Robinson (Little Rock) (46-13), #3883 Stuttgart (28-21), #4826 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (21-7), #5651 Bald Knob (24-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 76-60 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Cave City, 9/8 Bald Knob, 9/15 at Cross County (Cherry Valley), 9/22 Stuttgart, 9/29 at Riverview (Searcy), 10/6 Lonoke, 10/13 at Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 10/20 at Heber Springs, 10/27 Central (West Helena), 11/3 at Baptist Prep (Little Rock) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Stuttgart (16.5), Heber Springs (14), Bald Knob (10.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (-33.7), Cave City (-20), Lonoke (-19.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 (5.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8976 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%