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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Ingersoll
League: Tri-Valley - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Vinny Costanzo 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.60
Mitch Mott 6'1" 220 Senior DE/OL 5.10
Brett Green 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Seniors, Attitude, Football IQ
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.1
2011 National Rank: #3472
2011 State Rank: #115
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2012 National Rank: #4124
2012 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5334
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 48-41 (30-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.6
2011 Points Against Average: 21.5
2011 Differential: +7.1
2011 Wins: #3288 Hemlock (34-28), #4636 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (48-47), #5453 Escanaba (25-15), #6494 Chippewa Hills (Remus) (23-20), #7989 Newaygo (35-28), #8078 Bullock Creek (Midland) (54-12), #8678 Chesaning (35-0), #9489 Shepherd (28-14), #12266 Tri County Area (Howard City) (40-14)
2011 Losses: #1047 Comstock Park (26-7), #3366 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (41-7), #3615 Freeland (13-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Tri-Valley B - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/23 Ionia, 8/30 at Chesaning, 9/7 at Freeland, 9/14 Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/21 at Hemlock, 9/28 Shepherd, 10/5 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 10/12 at Bullock Creek (Midland), 10/19 Catholic Central (Lansing)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic Central (Lansing) (33.5), Hemlock (25.8), Freeland (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Shepherd (-5.9), Ionia (-3.8), Chesaning (-0.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (10 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4056
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%