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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Josh Jones
League: 4A Region 4 (moving from 3A Region 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brady James 5'10" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.5
Zuriel Barton 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.7
Joe Dalton 5'10" 190 Junior RB/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, 3 Of 4 DBs Return, Both DEs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Line/QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 1.9
2019 National Rank: #6056
2019 State Rank: #90
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -12.2
2020 National Rank*: #6900
2020 State Rank*: #98
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8036
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 112-80-2 (69-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 34.7
2019 Points Against Average: 17.4
2019 Differential: +17.3
2019 Wins: #6452 Greenland (20-14), #7325 Mansfield (48-26), #7604 Charleston (28-21), #10633 Paris (48-12), #10937 Lakeside (Lake Village) (57-8), #11127 Danville (35-13), #11903 Subiaco Academy (Subiaco) (41-6), #13272 West Fork (35-6), #13754 Westside (Coal Hill) (56-8)
2019 Losses: #3215 Rison (36-20), #4250 Booneville (35-7), #8612 Cedarville (24-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 57-71
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Huntsville, 9/4 at Gentry, 9/18 at Carlisle, 9/25 Pottsville, 10/2 Dardanelle, 10/9 at Waldron, 10/23 Riverview (Searcy), 10/30 Ozark, 11/6 at Mena, 11/20 at Pocahontas
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ozark (21.1), Dardanelle (6.4), Pocahontas (5.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Huntsville (-27.3), Waldron (-26.2), Carlisle (-21.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7 (-12.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +5.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #85
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5227
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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