| Walnut Ridge (AR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Jeffery Blake League: 3A Region 3 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2022 JV Record: 3-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Collin Andrews 6'4" 305 Junior OL/DL 5.33 Dawson Ward 6'1.5" 245 Senior OL/DE 5.1 Mark Hatfield 6'2" 175 Senior OLB/TE 4.74 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, LBs, Speed Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Youth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -15.5 2022 National Rank: #8804 2022 State Rank: #123 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -37.9 2023 National Rank: #9148 2023 State Rank: #128 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -18.8 Dynasty National Rank: #10216 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.1 Dynasty Record: 28-27 (16-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2022 Points For Average: 31 2022 Points Against Average: 19.9 2022 Differential: +11.1 2022 Wins: #6555 Salem (36-34), #9843 Highland (Hardy) (32-22), #10659 Cave City (48-12), #11620 Corning (26-20), #11886 Manila (28-6), #13479 Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine) (56-2), #13585 Piggott (44-0) 2022 Losses: #5827 Osceola (34-22), #6215 East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (46-36), #6555 Salem (36-7), #8033 Hoxie (7-6) 2022 Opponents W-L: 52-69 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A Region 3) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Highland (Hardy), 9/1 Cave City, 9/8 East Poinsett County (Lepanto), 9/15 at Salem, 9/22 at Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine), 9/29 at Harmony Grove (Camden), 10/6 Piggott, 10/20 Osceola, 10/27 at Manila, 11/3 at Hoxie Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: East Poinsett County (Lepanto) (-22.5), Salem (-22.5), Harmony Grove (Camden) (-24.1) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Piggott (-81), Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine) (-80.6), Manila (-66.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.4 (-20.6 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11415 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |