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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Neil Evans
League: 3A Region 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2017 National Rank: #4336
2017 State Rank: #95
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4.1
2018 National Rank: #2862
2018 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3169
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 156-33 (98-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 33.8
2017 Points Against Average: 23.8
2017 Differential: +10
2017 Wins: #4543 Smackover (49-21), #6608 Highland (Hardy) (12-9), #6930 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (45-28), #7252 Centerpoint (Amity) (49-21), #10345 Rose Bud (48-6), #11905 Episcopal (Little Rock) (42-6), #12054 Lee (Marianna) (49-14)
2017 Losses: #1284 Junction City (31-30), #2189 Mayflower (42-14), #2633 Heber Springs (35-14), #4129 Barton (Lexa) (58-41), #5892 Bald Knob (14-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-61
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (6AA), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Highland (Hardy), 9/7 at Bald Knob, 9/14 Heber Springs, 9/21 Clinton, 9/28 at Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 10/5 at Mountain View, 10/12 at Melbourne, 10/19 at Marshall, 10/26 at Rose Bud, 11/2 Cedar Ridge (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (18.6), Heber Springs (9.3), Melbourne (-6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall (-48.6), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (-35), Cedar Ridge (Newark) (-27.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (9.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7185
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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