Heber Springs (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/White Coach: Darren Gowen League: 4A Region 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blaze Nelson Senior RB/LB Julian Cameron Senior K Adam Martin Junior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 OL Returning, QB/RBs Are Back, K Team Weaknesses: DL/S Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 21.4 2017 National Rank: #2633 2017 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.3 2018 National Rank: #2129 2018 State Rank: #58 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5904 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2 Dynasty Record: 90-79 (58-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 25.3 2017 Points Against Average: 22.3 2017 Differential: +3 2017 Wins: #1909 Southside (Batesville) (17-14), #2971 Gravette (49-46), #3592 Central (West Helena) (21-6), #3821 Riverview (Searcy) (23-14), #4336 Harding Academy (Searcy) (35-14), #5942 Lonoke (41-22), #8716 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (31-28), #11175 Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (35-6) 2017 Losses: #1359 Gosnell (35-7), #1446 Stuttgart (20-7), #1821 Greenbrier (34-21), #2276 Clinton (28-17) 2017 Opponents W-L: 76-61 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Clinton, 9/7 Greenbrier, 9/14 at Harding Academy (Searcy), 9/21 at Lonoke, 9/28 Stuttgart, 10/5 at Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 10/12 Bald Knob, 10/19 at Southside (Batesville), 10/26 at Riverview (Searcy), 11/2 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (18.6), Stuttgart (16.1), Greenbrier (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lonoke (-19.3), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-16), Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (-15) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (20.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2367 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%