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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Billy Elmore
League: 6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5

TOP PLAYERS
Steven Stone Senior
Caleb Clark
Hasani Adams Junior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Speed, DL
Team Weaknesses: Unproven OL, Inconsistent

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.3
2016 National Rank: #2009
2016 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.8
2017 National Rank: #2022
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #898
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 116-50-1 (73-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 29
2016 Points Against Average: 19.8
2016 Differential: +9.2
2016 Wins: #859 Jonesboro (40-38), #1672 Forrest City (42-20), #2834 Marion (22-10), #3025 Blytheville (35-25), #4126 Arkansas (Texarkana) (29-15), #6732 Jacksonville (54-7), #8135 Hall (Little Rock) (51-0)
2016 Losses: #171 Russellville (34-7), #822 Pine Bluff (30-29), #2614 Central (Little Rock) (17-12), #3085 Searcy (27-20), #4046 Mountain Home (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-64
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 7A/6A East), 2010 (7A/6A East), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (AAAAA East), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Forrest City, 9/8 Blytheville, 9/15 at Central (Little Rock), 9/22 Marion, 9/29 at Searcy, 10/6 Hall (Little Rock), 10/13 at Jonesboro, 10/20 at Greenville Christian (Greenville, MS), 10/20 Jacksonville, 10/27 at Pine Bluff, 11/3 Mountain Home
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesboro (51.8), Pine Bluff (32.4), Marion (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greenville Christian (Greenville, MS) (-19.8), Hall (Little Rock) (-9.6), Jacksonville (2.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (26.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1946
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%