Melbourne (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearkatz Colors: Red/White Coach: Kevin McCarn League: 3A Region 2 (moving from 3A Region 1) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 TOP PLAYERS Silas Motes Senior RB/LB Andrew Pitts Senior WR/DB Michael Masson Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Work-Ethic, Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth, Speed RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 6 2017 National Rank: #5519 2017 State Rank: #109 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6 2018 National Rank: #4695 2018 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -7.6 Dynasty National Rank: #11331 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 39-27 (21-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 33.8 2017 Points Against Average: 22.8 2017 Differential: +11 2017 Wins: #7362 Salem (36-21), #7526 Perryville (26-16), #8699 Greenland (27-20), #9409 Mountain View (31-14), #9674 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (48-14), #11360 Cave City (48-19), #11534 Green Forest (47-14), #11733 Corning (46-14), #13358 Marshall (49-12) 2017 Losses: #634 Rivercrest (Wilson) (37-8), #2276 Clinton (39-12), #4621 Elkins (54-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 64-72 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Charleston, 8/31 at Midland (Pleasant Plains), 9/14 Cave City, 9/21 Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 9/28 Clinton, 10/5 at Marshall, 10/12 Harding Academy (Searcy), 10/19 Mountain View, 10/26 at Cedar Ridge (Newark), 11/2 Rose Bud Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (18.6), Charleston (14.2), Harding Academy (Searcy) (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Midland (Pleasant Plains) (-51.4), Marshall (-48.6), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (-35) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12 (2.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8446 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%