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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Garnet/Gold
Coach: Jamie Nickles
League: AA Region II (moving from A Region I)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Kennan Gilchrist 6'3" 200 Senior OLB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Reggie Thomas 5'11" 165 Senior CB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2011 National Rank: #1078
2011 State Rank: #27
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2012 National Rank: #734
2012 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1724
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 96-23 (43-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39.6
2011 Points Against Average: 8
2011 Differential: +31.6
2011 Wins: #2222 Chesterfield (17-13), #2493 Hemingway (20-0), #2577 Chester (15-7), #4646 Ninety Six (41-20), #4891 Emerald (Greenwood) (35-13), #5246 Landrum (55-12), #5324 Pendleton (27-3), #9835 Lewisville (Richburg) (55-13), #10517 McCormick (56-0), #10835 Ware Shoals (56-0), #12062 Crescent (Iva) (56-7), #13068 Dixie (Due West) (49-0), #13806 Calhoun Falls (60-0)
2011 Losses: #1099 Lincoln County (Lincolnton, GA) (24-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 85-76
Recent State Championships: 2011 (A I), 2010 (A I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (A Region I), 2010 (A Region I), 2009 (AA Region I), 2008 (AA Region I), 2007 (AA Region I), 2006 (AA Region I)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/2/11 Crescent (Iva) (56-7), 9/9/11 Emerald (Greenwood) (35-13), 9/16/11 Pendleton (27-3), 9/30/11 Ware Shoals (56-0), 10/7/11 McCormick (56-0), 10/14/11 Calhoun Falls (60-0), 10/21/11 Ninety Six (41-20), 10/28/11 Dixie (Due West) (49-0), 11/4/11 Lewisville (Richburg) (55-13), 11/11/11 Landrum (55-12), 11/18/11 Chesterfield (17-13), 11/25/11 Hemingway (20-0), 8/17/12 Greenville (28-24)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Greenville, 8/24 Woodruff, 8/31 Fairfield Central (Winnsboro), 9/7 at Emerald (Greenwood), 9/21 at Clinton, 9/28 at Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg), 10/5 Newberry, 10/12 Saluda, 10/19 at Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 10/26 at Ninety Six
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Woodruff (36.8), Fairfield Central (Winnsboro) (31), Newberry (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Batesburg-Leesville (Batesburg) (-7.6), Saluda (8.7), Mid-Carolina (Prosperity) (10.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (6.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +20.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2525
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 48%



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