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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Shane Deel
League: 3A Region III District 22
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #142

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Fitzwater Junior QB
Ryan Melton Senior TE/DL
Randoll Wiggins Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Offensive Returners
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL, LB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -4.8
2010 National Rank: #9293
2010 State Rank: #830
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -2.3
2011 National Rank: #8674
2011 State Rank: #792
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9514
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 18-32 (13-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 25.4
2010 Points Against Average: 37.5
2010 Differential: -12.1
2010 Wins: #9939 Splendora (49-28), #10703 Cleveland (31-6), #11407 Shepherd (22-16), #12937 Porter (30-23), #13370 Tarkington (Cleveland) (35-13)
2010 Losses: #179 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (56-7), #1547 West Orange-Stark (Orange) (63-7), #2922 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (56-7), #7361 Hardin (56-28), #7495 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (42-35), #11687 Huntington (54-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 51-69
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 23), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/11 Hardin (49-0), 9/2/11 Huntington (40-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Hardin, 9/2 at Huntington, 9/9 Porter, 9/16 at Kelly Catholic (Beaumont), 9/23 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman), 10/7 at Tarkington (Cleveland), 10/14 Shepherd, 10/21 at Splendora, 10/28 Cleveland, 11/4 at Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (50.1), Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (15.1), Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tarkington (Cleveland) (-33.7), Splendora (-12.2), Porter (-10.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (3.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #828
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8620
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Hardin [projection: 44-42 loss]