Central (Little Rock, AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Ellis Register League: 7A Central Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Keylin Holloway Senior Johnathan Jones Senior Demarcus Yancy Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, 3 Returning OL Starters Team Weaknesses: QB/Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 28.8 2017 National Rank: #1660 2017 State Rank: #49 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.7 2018 National Rank: #2353 2018 State Rank: #60 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1081 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.9 Dynasty Record: 80-85 (49-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (8th) 2017 Points For Average: 19.3 2017 Points Against Average: 35.9 2017 Differential: -16.6 2017 Wins: #323 Cabot (16-14), #3587 Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (30-12) 2017 Losses: #7 North Little Rock (31-20), #101 Bryant (35-20), #108 Conway (45-3), #230 Bentonville West (Centerton) (48-14), #313 West Memphis (41-15), #540 Northside (Fort Smith) (35-20), #873 Southside (Fort Smith) (52-21), #1131 Catholic (Little Rock) (46-34) 2017 Opponents W-L: 69-47 Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAAAA), 2003 (AAAAA) Recent League Championships: 2006, 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA Central), 2003 (AAAAA Central) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/21 vs West Memphis, 8/31 at Rogers Heritage (Rogers), 9/7 Rogers, 9/21 at North Little Rock, 9/28 Northside (Fort Smith), 10/5 at Bryant, 10/12 at Cabot, 10/19 Conway, 10/26 at Southside (Fort Smith), 11/1 Catholic (Little Rock) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Little Rock (64.5), Bryant (45.7), Conway (35.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rogers Heritage (Rogers) (-0.3), Rogers (20.3), Catholic (Little Rock) (24.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #54 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2018 Projected League Finish: 8th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%