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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Brandon Clark
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Call 5'11" 195 Senior LB
Jaron Hicks 6'0" 175 Senior DB
Tyler West 6'0" 190 Junior RB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Travis Anderson 6'3" 300 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Defense, Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Low Numbers, Many Holes To Fill On Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 20.2
2010 National Rank: #3196
2010 State Rank: #47
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.3
2011 National Rank: #4273
2011 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2179
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 29-24 (12-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 32.9
2010 Points Against Average: 32.1
2010 Differential: +0.8
2010 Wins: #4208 Maize (27-24), #6519 East (Wichita) (42-14), #7371 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (40-6), #8270 Southeast (Wichita) (47-14), #9041 Andover (38-27)
2010 Losses: #94 Heights (Wichita) (63-31), #445 Hutchinson (42-14), #655 Manhattan (47-28), #2201 Central (Salina) (42-27), #4422 South (Salina) (42-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-44
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Central (Salina), 9/9 at Hutchinson, 9/16 Maize, 9/23 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/30 at Andover, 10/7 at South (Salina), 10/14 Southeast (Wichita), 10/21 at East (Wichita), 10/28 Heights (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Heights (Wichita) (52), Hutchinson (39.2), Central (Salina) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (-14.2), Southeast (Wichita) (-0.7), Haysville Campus (Wichita) (0.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (21.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2716
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Central (Salina) [projection: 35-28 loss]