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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Totty
League: 3A Region 6 (moving from 2A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Malik Chavis 6'2" 180 Senior DB/RB 4.38
Landric Lea 5'11" 170 Senior LB 4.87
D.J. Watson 6'2" 290 Senior DL/OL 5.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 OL

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2017 National Rank: #5206
2017 State Rank: #102
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 0.8
2018 National Rank: #3412
2018 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4048
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17
Dynasty Record: 143-41 (88-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.9
2017 Points Against Average: 12.5
2017 Differential: +23.4
2017 Wins: #6649 Bearden (54-14), #6960 Fordyce (23-6), #8011 Hampton (46-14), #9004 Parkers Chapel (El Dorado) (64-26), #9498 Strong (31-8), #10563 Lakeside (Lake Village) (40-6), #11175 Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (55-0), #11928 Leftwich [J. D.] (Magazine) (41-0), #12860 Woodlawn (Rison) (13-0), #13053 Hermitage (2-0)
2017 Losses: #3268 Harmony Grove (Camden) (42-30), #5495 Danville (34-32)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-74
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (2A Region 8), 2011, 2010, 2005 (8AA), 2004 (8AA), 2003 (8AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Fordyce, 9/7 Brinkley, 9/14 at Strong, 9/21 Drew Central (Monticello), 9/28 at McGehee, 10/5 Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine), 10/19 Lakeside (Lake Village), 10/26 at Barton (Lexa), 11/2 at Dollarway (Pine Bluff)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McGehee (10.1), Fordyce (-9.5), Barton (Lexa) (-10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brinkley (-51.6), Drew Central (Monticello) (-42.1), Dollarway (Pine Bluff) (-36.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 (-6.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10072
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%