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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Wiggins
League: 2A Region 3
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Turner 5'8.5" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.65
Gabe Miller 6'1" 195 Junior C/DE 5.21
Peyton Barker 5'11" 170 Junior RB/OLB 4.89

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB Experience
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -1.9
2017 National Rank: #7362
2017 State Rank: #133
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.9
2018 National Rank: #8781
2018 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11822
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14
Dynasty Record: 71-89 [69-91 on the field] (46-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 25.5
2017 Points Against Average: 25.2
2017 Differential: +0.3
2017 Wins: #3149 Earle (forfeit), #3149 Earle (forfeit), #7396 Hector (41-35), #8885 Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine) (37-25), #9409 Mountain View (40-18), #9674 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (22-18), #11867 Rector (28-12), #12719 Midland (Pleasant Plains) (30-12)
2017 Losses: #2057 Foreman (41-7), #5519 Melbourne (36-21), #5952 Marked Tree (34-20), #7477 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (26-20), #8600 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (20-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-70
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Mountain View, 9/7 at Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 9/14 Walnut Ridge, 9/28 at Rector, 10/5 Midland (Pleasant Plains), 10/12 at Marked Tree, 10/19 at McCrory, 10/26 East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 11/2 at Cross County (Cherry Valley)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marked Tree (-10.2), Walnut Ridge (-12.7), Cross County (Cherry Valley) (-14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Midland (Pleasant Plains) (-51.4), Rector (-42.9), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (-35)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (4.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10227
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%