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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Neil Evans
League: 4A Region 2 (moving from 3A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2021 National Rank: #1005
2021 State Rank: #17
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2022 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2022 National Rank: #368
2022 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2611
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 203-40 (118-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 13-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 42.5
2021 Points Against Average: 14.5
2021 Differential: +28
2021 Wins: #1748 Prescott (47-25), #2501 Booneville (56-27), #4413 Centerpoint (Amity) (35-7), #5221 Newport (34-3), #5270 Melbourne (40-16), #5649 Rison (48-20), #6647 Harmony Grove (Camden) (59-18), #7154 Mountain View (38-0), #8621 Riverview (Searcy) (38-7), #8858 Salem (45-0), #9524 Heber Springs (42-7), #10212 Bald Knob (42-8), #10652 West Fork (56-6)
2021 Losses: #1334 Briarcrest Christian (Eads, TN) (42-27), #3801 Valley View (Jonesboro) (31-30)
2021 Opponents W-L: 103-69
Recent State Championships: 2021 (3A), 2020 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2012 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (3A Region 2), 2020 (3A Region 2), 2019 (3A Region 2), 2015 (3A Region 2), 2014 (3A Region 2), 2013 (3A Region 2), 2012 (3A Region 2), 2011 (3A Region 2), 2010 (3A Region 2), 2009 (3A Region 2), 2006 (3A Region 2), 2005 (6AA), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 10
Streak List: 10/1/21 Mountain View (38-0), 10/8/21 Riverview (Searcy) (38-7), 10/22/21 Melbourne (40-16), 10/29/21 Newport (34-3), 11/5/21 Salem (45-0), 11/12/21 West Fork (56-6), 11/19/21 Rison (48-20), 11/26/21 Centerpoint (Amity) (35-7), 12/3/21 Booneville (56-27), 12/11/21 Prescott (47-25)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Valley View (Jonesboro), 9/2 at Harmony Grove (Camden), 9/16 at Booneville, 9/23 Stuttgart, 9/30 at Lonoke, 10/7 Bald Knob, 10/21 Riverview (Searcy), 10/28 at Heber Springs, 11/4 at Cave City
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Stuttgart (8.2), Booneville (7.7), Valley View (Jonesboro) (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Heber Springs (-41.4), Riverview (Searcy) (-38), Bald Knob (-36.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 (0.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4866
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%



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