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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clay Wiggins
League: 3A Region 2 (moving from 2A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2019 JV Record: 4-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darius Brown 5'9" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.8
Chance Jackson 6'0" 260 Senior OL/DT 5.3
Tyler Siddons 6'4.5" 235 Junior TE/DE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year QB Starter
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 4.3
2019 National Rank: #5565
2019 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -12.8
2020 National Rank*: #7046
2020 State Rank*: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11336
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 90-93 [88-95 on the field] (58-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 31.8
2019 Points Against Average: 12.4
2019 Differential: +19.4
2019 Wins: #6961 Carlisle (38-22), #8658 Parkers Chapel (El Dorado) (46-22), #8753 McCrory (14-8), #10598 Mountain View (52-14), #10838 Rector (34-0), #10933 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (12-6), #12873 Yellville-Summit (Yellville) (50-7), #13361 Marked Tree (2-0), #13404 Cross County (Cherry Valley) (42-0), #14107 Midland (Pleasant Plains) (56-6)
2019 Losses: #2180 Fordyce (38-14), #9196 Walnut Ridge (26-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 66-68
Recent League Championships: 2019 (2A Region 3), 2018 (2A Region 3), 2012 (2A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/4 Walnut Ridge, 9/11 Dover, 9/18 at Corning, 9/25 Riverview (Searcy), 10/2 at Melbourne, 10/9 East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 10/16 Newport, 10/23 at Mountain View, 11/5 Harding Academy (Searcy), 11/20 at Paris
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Harding Academy (Searcy) (32.2), Newport (5), Melbourne (-10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Dover (-51.2), Corning (-45.4), Walnut Ridge (-31.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.9 (-15.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -19.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +4.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #140
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8192
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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