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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Billy Elmore
League: 6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Robinson Senior
Marcus Whittaker
Hasani Adams Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, DL
Team Weaknesses: Unproven OL, Inconsistency

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 48
2017 National Rank: #313
2017 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 32
2018 National Rank: #409
2018 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 39
Dynasty National Rank: #585
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 126-52-1 (79-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.3
2017 Points Against Average: 19
2017 Differential: +15.3
2017 Wins: #304 Searcy (36-21), #567 Benton (39-21), #1170 Jonesboro (32-17), #1307 Marion (37-27), #1660 Central (Little Rock) (41-15), #3076 Jacksonville (24-14), #3398 Blytheville (40-0), #3515 Mountain Home (42-23), #5701 Forrest City (45-12), #7263 Hall (Little Rock) (54-0)
2017 Losses: #14 Greenwood (45-14), #148 Pine Bluff (33-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 64-70
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 7A/6A East), 2010 (7A/6A East), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (AAAAA East), 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/21 vs Central (Little Rock), 9/7 at Blytheville, 9/14 Wynne, 9/21 at Marion, 9/28 Searcy, 10/5 at Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 10/12 Jonesboro, 10/19 at Jacksonville, 10/26 Pine Bluff, 11/2 at Mountain Home
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Bluff (44.3), Searcy (22.5), Wynne (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-3.1), Blytheville (1.9), Jacksonville (2.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (39.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #731
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%