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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Neil Evans
League: 3A Region 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2019 National Rank: #977
2019 State Rank: #16
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 32.2
2020 National Rank*: #511
2020 State Rank*: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3075
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 178-37 (109-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 15-0
2019 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 50
2019 Points Against Average: 18.1
2019 Differential: +31.9
2019 Wins: #1997 Osceola (51-28), #2727 Prescott (42-21), #3527 McGehee (49-28), #4361 Melbourne (45-0), #4645 Clinton (57-44), #4684 Newport (58-24), #7333 Heber Springs (50-49), #9142 Genoa Central (Texarkana) (49-7), #9483 Bald Knob (55-20), #9787 Highland (Hardy) (47-20), #10598 Mountain View (48-6), #12873 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (52-18), #13107 Marshall (49-0), #13515 Rose Bud (49-0), #13954 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (49-6)
2019 Losses: none
2019 Opponents W-L: 88-83
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2015, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2006, 2005 (6AA), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/30/19 Bald Knob (55-20), 9/6/19 Highland (Hardy) (47-20), 9/20/19 Heber Springs (50-49), 9/27/19 Clinton (57-44), 10/4/19 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (52-18), 10/11/19 Mountain View (48-6), 10/18/19 Melbourne (45-0), 10/25/19 Marshall (49-0), 11/1/19 Rose Bud (49-0), 11/8/19 Cedar Ridge (Newark) (49-6), 11/15/19 Genoa Central (Texarkana) (49-7), 11/22/19 Newport (58-24), 11/29/19 McGehee (49-28), 12/6/19 Prescott (42-21), 12/14/19 Osceola (51-28)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 vs Mena, 9/11 Heber Springs, 9/18 at Harmony Grove (Camden), 9/25 at Briarcrest Christian (Eads, TN), 10/2 at Mountain View, 10/23 at Melbourne, 10/30 Newport, 11/5 at Salem, 11/20 Smackover, 11/27 Jessieville, 12/4 Booneville, 12/11 Glen Rose (Malvern), 12/19 vs McGehee
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Briarcrest Christian (Eads, TN) (32.7), Newport (5), McGehee (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mountain View (-26.6), Heber Springs (-25.3), Smackover (-20.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.4 (-3.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +14.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #80
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4659
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 12-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 37%



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