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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jim Withrow
League: 5A Central
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ty Compton 5'11" 190 Senior LB/TB
Deon Youngblood 5'8" 175 Senior SB
Garrett Gilbert 6'1" 285 Senior G

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

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.2
2016 National Rank: #1531
2016 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.7
2017 National Rank: #1891
2017 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4269
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 83-68 (60-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.3
2016 Points Against Average: 21.2
2016 Differential: +20.1
2016 Wins: #1474 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (41-20), #2215 Catholic (Little Rock) (48-34), #3186 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (42-35), #3684 Lakeside (Hot Springs) (28-27), #5183 Beebe (42-14), #6732 Jacksonville (42-7), #8769 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (55-18), #9335 Parkview (Little Rock) (48-7), #12195 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (50-0)
2016 Losses: #70 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (35-23), #1873 Watson Chapel (Pine Bluff) (36-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 54-68
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Catholic (Little Rock), 9/8 Lakeside (Hot Springs), 9/15 Jacksonville, 9/22 at McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 9/29 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock), 10/6 at Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 10/13 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock), 10/20 at Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock), 10/27 at Parkview (Little Rock), 11/2 Beebe
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (70.8), McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (32.9), Catholic (Little Rock) (29.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (-19.5), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-6.4), Parkview (Little Rock) (-2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (17.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2609
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%