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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Billy Elmore
League: 6A East
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 1

TOP PLAYERS
Owens McConnel
Kendarius Moore
Tyrique Thomas Senior

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marcus Whittaker 6'4" 225 Senior TE
Hasani Adams 6'2" 300 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Unproven OL, Replacing All But 2 Starters

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 39.6
2018 National Rank: #593
2018 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2019 National Rank: #1259
2019 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 39
Dynasty National Rank: #555
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 137-53-1 (86-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 29.3
2018 Points Against Average: 12.2
2018 Differential: +17.1
2018 Wins: #1411 Searcy (56-21), #1532 Jonesboro (35-14), #1663 Marion (22-20), #2093 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (34-10), #2702 Pine Bluff (24-23), #2702 Pine Bluff (34-6), #2879 Blytheville (35-15), #3349 Wynne (21-0), #3627 Central (Little Rock) (35-0), #6351 Jacksonville (3-0), #8497 Mountain Home (35-7)
2018 Losses: #445 Benton (30-17)
2018 Opponents W-L: 64-72-4
Recent League Championships: 2018, 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 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/27 Central (Little Rock), 9/13 Blytheville, 9/20 at Wynne, 9/27 Marion, 10/4 at Searcy, 10/11 Sylvan Hills (Sherwood), 10/18 at Jonesboro, 10/25 Jacksonville, 11/1 at Pine Bluff, 11/8 Mountain Home
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Marion (17.9), Jonesboro (15.3), Sylvan Hills (Sherwood) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-21.5), Jacksonville (-19.5), Blytheville (-4.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (20.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1719
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%