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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Wiggins
League: 2A Region 3
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Miller 6'3" 210 Senior C/DE 5.17
Peyton Barker 5'11" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.85
Craig Kemp 6'2" 205 Senior DE/OL 4.84

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -7
2018 National Rank: #8026
2018 State Rank: #111
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -18.8
2019 National Rank: #7111
2019 State Rank: #98
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11632
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 80-91 [78-93 on the field] (52-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 42.3
2018 Points Against Average: 11.8
2018 Differential: +30.5
2018 Wins: #11384 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (52-14), #11507 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (42-6), #11722 McCrory (46-0), #11852 Rector (32-6), #12223 Mountain View (30-6), #12651 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (52-6), #12917 Dierks (62-7), #13338 Marked Tree (48-8), #13723 Midland (Pleasant Plains) (59-14)
2018 Losses: #6438 Walnut Ridge (27-20), #7689 Earle (36-22)
2018 Opponents W-L: 49-67
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Mountain View, 9/13 Yellville-Summit (Yellville), 9/20 at Walnut Ridge, 10/4 Rector, 10/11 at Midland (Pleasant Plains), 10/18 Marked Tree, 10/25 McCrory, 11/1 at East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 11/8 Cross County (Cherry Valley)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Walnut Ridge (-11.4), East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (-35.2), McCrory (-38.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Midland (Pleasant Plains) (-68), Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (-52.5), Marked Tree (-50.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1 (-26 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12961
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%