Hershey (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Royal Blue/White/Black Coach: Ryan Smith League: C2 District 9 Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Many Returning Players, Cohesiveness Team Weaknesses: Overall Depth, A Few Question Marks In Key Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -2.5 2010 National Rank: #8734 2010 State Rank: #103 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 1.7 2011 National Rank: #7239 2011 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -5.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9829 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7 Dynasty Record: 19-23 (7-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 19.6 2010 Points Against Average: 18.8 2010 Differential: +0.8 2010 Wins: #8233 Chase County (Imperial) (28-21), #11451 Southern Valley (Oxford) (18-12), #12401 Bridgeport (18-7), #12780 Dundy County (Benkelman) (20-6), #12874 Sutherland (35-8), #13919 Morrill (43-6) 2010 Losses: #1983 St. Patrick's (North Platte) (35-7), #2588 Cambridge (46-0), #5693 Perkins County (Grant) (28-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 37-45 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/2 at Bridgeport, 9/16 Morrill, 9/23 St. Patrick's (North Platte), 9/30 at Chase County (Imperial), 10/7 at Sutherland, 10/14 Cambridge, 10/20 at Dundy County (Benkelman) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Patrick's (North Platte) (27), Cambridge (25.7), Chase County (Imperial) (-4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morrill (-34.7), Sutherland (-27.6), Dundy County (Benkelman) (-23.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 (-4.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11273 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Southern Valley (Oxford) [projection: 28-12 win]