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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Daniel Keithley
League: 3A Region 5
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brett Williams 5'8" 205 Junior RB/ILB 4.9
Ian Smith 5'10" 145 Sophomore QB/DB 4.8
Preston DeMorrow 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB Experience, Improved Speed, Improved OL Size
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2019 National Rank: #10233
2019 State Rank: #147
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -34.6
2020 National Rank*: #11310
2020 State Rank*: #160
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #13279
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 29-115 [28-116 on the field] (16-86 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2019 Points For Average: 22
2019 Points Against Average: 32.4
2019 Differential: -10.4
2019 Wins: #10309 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (33-20), #10629 Baptist Prep (Little Rock) (32-18), #13296 Horatio (38-7)
2019 Losses: #2727 Prescott (56-7), #2871 Harmony Grove (Camden) (68-14), #6925 Centerpoint (Amity) (41-20), #7907 Smackover (28-20), #9142 Genoa Central (Texarkana) (28-21), #9459 Fouke (28-21), #9827 Poyen (30-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park), 9/4 Magnet Cove (Malvern), 9/11 at Poyen, 9/25 at Genoa Central (Texarkana), 10/2 Jessieville, 10/9 at Glen Rose (Malvern), 10/16 Horatio, 10/23 Prescott, 10/30 at Fouke, 11/5 Centerpoint (Amity), 11/20 at McGehee
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Prescott (16.4), McGehee (3.4), Glen Rose (Malvern) (3.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Horatio (-53.2), Fouke (-34.9), Poyen (-23.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -14.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #116
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6965
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-9
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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