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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Lonnie Hester
League: 2A Region 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Hester 5'10" Senior QB 4.8
Cooper Shipman 6'0" Senior LB 4.8
Pacey McBride 5'9" Senior RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -12.9
2017 National Rank: #9784
2017 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.9
2018 National Rank: #8781
2018 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11506
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 89-71 (71-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.8
2017 Points Against Average: 18.1
2017 Differential: +11.7
2017 Wins: #11749 Lavaca (38-8), #11928 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (44-6), #12498 Western Yell County (Havana) (32-0), #12586 Westside (Coal Hill) (44-16), #14088 Decatur (40-0), #14173 Pocola (OK) (40-0)
2017 Losses: #5495 Danville (28-6), #7286 Mountainburg (47-18), #7286 Mountainburg (33-30), #7375 Magnet Cove (Malvern) (43-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 49-52
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 Mansfield, 8/31 at Pocola (OK), 9/14 Panama (OK), 9/21 at Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine), 9/28 Western Yell County (Havana), 10/12 Hector, 10/19 Mountainburg, 10/26 at Lavaca, 11/2 at Westside (Coal Hill)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Panama (OK) (-20.1), Hector (-25.1), Mansfield (-25.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pocola (OK) (-60.1), Westside (Coal Hill) (-54.1), Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (-40.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2 (-14.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12661
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%