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GENERAL
Nickname: Southerners
Colors: Gold
Coach: Kenny Simpson
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Palmer 5'9" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Braden Jones 6'1" 245 Senior QB 4.9
Zach Howell 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, 3 Of 4 DBs Return
Team Weaknesses: New QB, New LBs, Little Skill Position Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.3
2018 National Rank: #6793
2018 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -20.1
2019 National Rank: #7423
2019 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10952
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 45-88-1 (23-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 24.7
2018 Points Against Average: 19.8
2018 Differential: +4.9
2018 Wins: #7983 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (34-13), #8551 Pocahontas (28-8), #8545 Bald Knob (13-10), #11358 Riverview (Searcy) (41-7), #12082 Cave City (35-3), #12472 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (50-14)
2018 Losses: #1966 Dumas (38-7), #2666 Warren (42-26), #3311 Stuttgart (35-15), #5286 Heber Springs (21-0), #7623 Lonoke (27-23)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-64
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Pocahontas, 9/6 Cave City, 9/13 Trumann, 9/27 Stuttgart, 10/4 at Riverview (Searcy), 10/11 Lonoke, 10/18 at Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 10/25 at Heber Springs, 11/1 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 11/8 Bald Knob
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Heber Springs (-5.7), Stuttgart (-8.8), Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (-13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (-51.5), Cave City (-42), Riverview (Searcy) (-41.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (-2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9029
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%