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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Antonio Lovelady
League: 3A Region 8 (moving from 4A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Raylen Spratt 5'10" 165 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Teshawn Henderson 5'11" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.6
Keon Chaffin 5'11" 190 Junior LB/RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In System, Line Depth
Team Weaknesses: QB/RB Inexperience

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -17.8
2023 National Rank: #9126
2023 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -5.2
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -38.3
2024 National Rank*: #9556
2024 State Rank*: #130
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -13.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8921
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 24.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-35 (8-29 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6639
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 43.7
Dynasty Record: 109-122-2 [108-123-2 on the field] (68-81 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th)
2023 Points For Average: 22
2023 Points Against Average: 25.5
2023 Differential: -3.5
2023 Wins: #10208 Rison (20-14), #10521 Star City (38-21), #12291 Lakeside (Lake Village) (34-12), #12767 Central (West Helena) (35-8)
2023 Losses: #2224 Warren (49-6), #5096 DeWitt (41-20), #5371 Monticello (34-14), #6419 Crossett (17-14), #7761 McGehee (45-32), #8267 Hamburg (14-7)
2023 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/6 at Star City, 9/13 Hamburg, 9/20 Monticello, 9/27 Lakeside (Lake Village), 10/4 at Rison, 10/11 Barton (Lexa), 10/18 at Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine), 10/25 Fordyce, 11/1 McGehee, 11/7 at Drew Central (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Monticello (-16.9), Fordyce (-22), Hamburg (-27)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakeside (Lake Village) (-64.8), Palestine-Wheatley (Palestine) (-58.2), Drew Central (Monticello) (-50.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -39
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -24.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #150
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #9952
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 8th






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