Southside (Batesville, AR)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Southerners Colors: Gold Coach: Kenny Simpson League: 4A Region 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Caden Huskey 6'1" 200 Senior RB/S 4.8 Brayden Duncan 5'8" 165 Senior RB 4.5 Tanner Pitts 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Most Skill Position Players Return, 5 Of Defensive Front 6 Are Back Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3 DBs, Lost Good Senior Leadership RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 26.4 2017 National Rank: #1909 2017 State Rank: #53 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 13.3 2018 National Rank: #1670 2018 State Rank: #45 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #11260 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.6 Dynasty Record: 39-83-1 (19-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 33.9 2017 Points Against Average: 13 2017 Differential: +20.9 2017 Wins: #1446 Stuttgart (21-7), #3592 Central (West Helena) (60-26), #3821 Riverview (Searcy) (14-10), #5892 Bald Knob (21-14), #5942 Lonoke (28-14), #7271 Gentry (42-13), #8600 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (41-6), #8716 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (42-0), #11175 Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (61-0), #11360 Cave City (55-7) 2017 Losses: #186 Arkadelphia (42-8), #2633 Heber Springs (17-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-72 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 Warren, 8/31 at Cave City, 9/14 Pocahontas, 9/21 at Stuttgart, 9/28 Riverview (Searcy), 10/5 at Lonoke, 10/12 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 10/19 Heber Springs, 10/26 at Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 11/2 at Bald Knob Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Warren (40.6), Stuttgart (16.1), Pocahontas (9.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cave City (-29.1), Lonoke (-19.3), Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-16) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (14.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2854 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%