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GENERAL
Nickname: Charging Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jamie Mitchell
League: 7A Central
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Drew Martin 6'4" 225 Senior TE 4.7
Oscar Adaway 6'0" 205 Senior RB 4.5
Brandon Thomas 5'10" 215 Junior RB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zavion Moore 6'0.5" 250 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Ks, QB, WRs

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 74
2017 National Rank: #7
2017 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 64.5
2018 National Rank: #23
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 46.1
Dynasty National Rank: #235
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 119-57 (79-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.5
2017 Points Against Average: 17.8
2017 Differential: +22.7
2017 Wins: #37 Bentonville (44-37), #101 Bryant (25-14), #108 Conway (49-14), #108 Conway (24-14), #323 Cabot (38-21), #328 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (48-30), #540 Northside (Fort Smith) (49-23), #540 Northside (Fort Smith) (34-0), #873 Southside (Fort Smith) (49-7), #1131 Catholic (Little Rock) (51-17), #1644 Parkview (Little Rock) (29-20), #1660 Central (Little Rock) (31-20), #2095 Maumelle (55-14)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 80-72
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014 (7A/6A East), 2012 (7A/6A East), 2011 (7A/6A Central), 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/1/17 Maumelle (55-14), 9/8/17 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (48-30), 9/15/17 Parkview (Little Rock) (29-20), 9/22/17 Central (Little Rock) (31-20), 9/29/17 Conway (24-14), 10/6/17 Southside (Fort Smith) (49-7), 10/13/17 Catholic (Little Rock) (51-17), 10/20/17 Northside (Fort Smith) (49-23), 10/27/17 Bryant (25-14), 11/2/17 Cabot (38-21), 11/17/17 Northside (Fort Smith) (34-0), 11/24/17 Conway (49-14), 12/2/17 Bentonville (44-37)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK), 9/7 at Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA), 9/14 vs Whitehaven (Memphis, TN), 9/21 Central (Little Rock), 9/28 at Conway, 10/5 Southside (Fort Smith), 10/11 at Catholic (Little Rock), 10/19 at Northside (Fort Smith), 10/26 Bryant, 11/2 Cabot
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bryant (45.7), Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, LA) (39.9), Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK) (39.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Little Rock) (7.7), Catholic (Little Rock) (24.6), Northside (Fort Smith) (30.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.4 (51.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #48
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 88%