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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Patrick Kane
League: AAA Colonial
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Jennings 6'3" 270 G
Andre Miles-Redmond 6'4" 260 T/DT [Virginia]
Damian Jones 6'2" 180 WR/DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Grant 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.66 [Ohio State]
Diamonte Bailey 6'4" 210 Senior DE 4.7 [Virginia]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Skill Position Players, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2010 National Rank: #297
2010 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 38.8
2011 National Rank: #556
2011 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #662
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 49-11 (33-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 30.8
2010 Points Against Average: 11
2010 Differential: +19.8
2010 Wins: #418 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (42-27), #659 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (17-14), #1112 Varina (Richmond) (17-12), #1112 Varina (Richmond) (28-14), #1773 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (27-8), #2411 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (14-3), #3472 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (19-0), #4637 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (41-28), #5833 Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond) (34-7), #7570 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (48-0), #7718 Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond) (43-0), #9478 Marshall [John] (Richmond) (40-0), #12478 Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond) (54-15)
2010 Losses: #57 Battlefield (Haymarket) (26-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 84-69
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008 (Colonial AAA), 2007 (Colonial AAA), 2004 (Colonial AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville), 9/16 at Glen Allen, 9/23 Varina (Richmond), 9/30 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond), 10/7 Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond), 10/14 Marshall [John] (Richmond), 10/21 Deep Run (Glen Allen), 10/28 at Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond), 11/4 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond), 11/11 at Henry [Patrick] (Ashland)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Varina (Richmond) (37.5), Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (25), Deep Run (Glen Allen) (16)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond) (-21.2), Marshall [John] (Richmond) (-5.7), Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond) (-0.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (26.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5390
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%
Opener: 9/9 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) [projection: 31-10 win]