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GENERAL
Nickname: Southerners
Colors: Gold
Coach: Kenny Simpson
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Wojcik 6'0" 245 Senior G
Landen Haas 6'0" 160 Junior QB
Brendan Fraiser 5'6" 160 Junior RB/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Winning Culture, Hard-Working/Intelligent
Team Weaknesses: Only 9 Seniors, Lost Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -1
2019 National Rank: #6797
2019 State Rank: #100
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -17.1
2020 National Rank*: #7996
2020 State Rank*: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10724
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 52-92-1 (28-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 1st)
2019 Points For Average: 32.7
2019 Points Against Average: 26.6
2019 Differential: +6.1
2019 Wins: #6206 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (21-19), #7333 Heber Springs (48-20), #7800 Trumann (43-30), #8495 Lonoke (48-21), #8743 Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock) (50-23), #10745 Stuttgart (43-21), #12054 Cave City (40-8)
2019 Losses: #4401 Star City (47-20), #4643 Pocahontas (42-18), #7222 Riverview (Searcy) (35-7), #9483 Bald Knob (27-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 48-72
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st), 2017 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Pocahontas, 9/4 at Mayflower, 9/11 at Trumann, 9/25 at Stuttgart, 10/2 Clinton, 10/9 at Lonoke, 10/16 Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock), 10/23 Heber Springs, 10/30 at Mills University Studies [Wilbur D.] (Little Rock), 11/6 Bald Knob
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pocahontas (5.9), Central Arkansas Christian (North Little Rock) (-3.1), Clinton (-8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mayflower (-51.1), Bald Knob (-33.3), Heber Springs (-25.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (-5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -17.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #130
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7726
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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