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GENERAL
Nickname: Blazers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Sean Cockrell
League: 5A East
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Carter Winters 5'11" 160 Junior SS 4.99
Blake Arnoult 5'7" 160 Senior OLB/RB 4.79
Riley Dodd 6'3" 245 Junior OL/DE 5.09

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Speed, Skill Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 29.7
2017 National Rank: #1558
2017 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 12.6
2018 National Rank: #1735
2018 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6073
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 70-58-1 (43-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 32.5
2017 Points Against Average: 28.5
2017 Differential: +4
2017 Wins: #634 Rivercrest (Wilson) (32-29), #3398 Blytheville (34-21), #5701 Forrest City (42-19), #6201 Greene County Tech (Paragould) (63-34), #6404 Paragould (42-20), #6608 Highland (Hardy) (42-7)
2017 Losses: #59 Pulaski Academy (Little Rock) (57-21), #304 Searcy (63-41), #399 Wynne (17-14), #617 Nettleton (Jonesboro) (27-9), #1369 Batesville (20-17)
2017 Opponents W-L: 78-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Highland (Hardy), 8/31 Bald Knob, 9/7 at Rivercrest (Wilson), 9/21 Paragould, 9/28 at Forrest City, 10/5 Wynne, 10/12 at Blytheville, 10/19 Greene County Tech (Paragould), 10/26 Nettleton (Jonesboro), 11/2 at Batesville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rivercrest (Wilson) (27.9), Batesville (20.7), Nettleton (Jonesboro) (19)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greene County Tech (Paragould) (-21.8), Paragould (-15.8), Highland (Hardy) (-13.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 (34.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2176
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%