GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jim Withrow
League: 6A East (moving from 5A Central)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #11
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Nate Floyd 5'10" 205 QB 4.9
Seth Taylor 5'6" 165 Senior SB 4.6
Micah Williams 5'7" 165 Senior 4.4
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Darius Waddell 6'0" 160 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Extreme Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2017 National Rank: #1186
2017 State Rank: #36
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7
2018 National Rank: #2441
2018 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3047
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 89-73 (64-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 33.8
2017 Points Against Average: 27.5
2017 Differential: +6.3
2017 Wins: #1644 Parkview (Little Rock) (47-21), #2436 Beebe (47-21), #3076 Jacksonville (28-3), #3321 Lakeside (Hot Springs) (48-22), #5543 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (42-14), #8789 Fair [J. A.] (Little Rock) (48-13)
2017 Losses: #59 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (49-21), #328 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (40-16), #434 Little Rock Christian Academy (Little Rock) (41-35), #617 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (35-33), #1131 Catholic (Little Rock) (44-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-57
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Arkadelphia, 8/31 Catholic (Little Rock), 9/7 at McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 9/21 Pine Bluff, 9/28 at Marion, 10/5 West Memphis, 10/12 at Jacksonville, 10/19 at Mountain Home, 10/26 Jonesboro, 11/1 Searcy
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Bluff (44.3), Arkadelphia (41.5), West Memphis (32)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-3.1), Jacksonville (2.9), Marion (7.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3 (34 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #209
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%