GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Malham
League: 7A Central
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jared Russell 6'3" 230 Senior OL/DT 4.81
T.J. Rogers 5'6" 150 Senior RB 4.5
Lucas Crumbly 6'1" 185 Senior ILB 4.74
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Zhane Harper 6'0" 165 Senior S
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dayonte Roberts 6'2" 280 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield Experience, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 47.8
2017 National Rank: #323
2017 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 34.1
2018 National Rank: #334
2018 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #569
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 108-61 (68-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 26.8
2017 Points Against Average: 23.9
2017 Differential: +2.9
2017 Wins: #148 Pine Bluff (20-12), #540 Northside (Fort Smith) (40-14), #838 Springdale (43-21), #873 Southside (Fort Smith) (43-41), #1131 Catholic (Little Rock) (42-20), #8789 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (44-0)
2017 Losses: #7 North Little Rock (38-21), #37 Bentonville (31-6), #101 Bryant (17-10), #108 Conway (49-14), #332 El Dorado (28-24), #1660 Central (Little Rock) (16-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 81-58
Recent League Championships: 2015 (7A/6A East), 2013 (7A/6A East), 2010 (tied for 1st; 7A/6A Central), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2003 (AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Pine Bluff, 9/7 at El Dorado, 9/14 at Benton, 9/21 Catholic (Little Rock), 9/28 at Southside (Fort Smith), 10/5 Conway, 10/12 Central (Little Rock), 10/19 at Bryant, 10/26 Northside (Fort Smith), 11/2 at North Little Rock
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (64.5), Bryant (45.7), Pine Bluff (44.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Little Rock) (7.7), El Dorado (19.4), Catholic (Little Rock) (24.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.5 (49.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #40
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%