Mena (AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/Black Coach: Tim Harper League: 4A Region 4 (moving from 4A Region 7) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zane Stephens 5'11" 185 Junior QB/RB 4.55 Brock Strother 6'4" 235 Senior TE Mason Brotherton 6'4" 235 Sophomore TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Attitude, Increased Roster Size Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.2 2017 National Rank: #5258 2017 State Rank: #103 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.3 2018 National Rank: #4569 2018 State Rank: #102 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6255 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6 Dynasty Record: 70-93-1 (40-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2017 Points For Average: 21.6 2017 Points Against Average: 33.8 2017 Differential: -12.2 2017 Wins: #5438 De Queen (41-6), #6711 Waldron (47-31), #8898 Hot Springs (29-18) 2017 Losses: #186 Arkadelphia (45-6), #307 Robinson (Little Rock) (48-6), #1250 Ashdown (49-10), #1252 Nashville (45-7), #3378 Fountain Lake (Hot Springs National Park) (35-14), #3411 Bauxite (32-28), #4405 Malvern (29-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 65-50 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at De Queen, 8/31 at Prescott, 9/7 vs Hot Springs, 9/21 at Ozark, 9/28 at Pottsville, 10/5 Dover, 10/12 Elkins, 10/19 Waldron, 10/26 at Subiaco Academy (Subiaco), 11/2 Dardanelle Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ozark (14.6), Dardanelle (8.3), Elkins (2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Subiaco Academy (Subiaco) (-32.9), Waldron (-26.2), Hot Springs (-22.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -34 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4754 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%