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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jim Withrow
League: 6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
William Mayo 6'4" 375 Senior OL
Shajuan Esteen 5'9" 175 Junior SB
Cole Bland 5'10" 185 Senior TB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Unproven DL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2018 National Rank: #2093
2018 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2019 National Rank: #1380
2019 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2882
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5
Dynasty Record: 94-81 (66-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 15.5
2018 Points Against Average: 25
2018 Differential: -9.5
2018 Wins: #1005 Arkadelphia (16-14), #1663 Marion (17-14), #2261 Russellville (31-29), #6351 Jacksonville (10-8), #8497 Mountain Home (40-35)
2018 Losses: #101 Greenwood (31-10), #593 West Memphis (34-10), #1268 Catholic (Little Rock) (20-2), #1411 Searcy (35-27), #1532 Jonesboro (31-15), #1663 Marion (26-7), #2021 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock) (34-14), #2702 Pine Bluff (14-3)
2018 Opponents W-L: 94-57-2
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; AAAAA East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Arkadelphia, 9/6 at Catholic (Little Rock), 9/13 McClellan [John L.] (Little Rock), 9/27 at Pine Bluff, 10/4 Marion, 10/11 at West Memphis, 10/18 Jacksonville, 10/25 Mountain Home, 11/1 at Jonesboro, 11/7 at Searcy
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Arkadelphia (26.1), Marion (17.9), Catholic (Little Rock) (16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-21.5), Jacksonville (-19.5), Searcy (3.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (27.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #962
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%