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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Scarlet/Black
Coach: Shawn Caldwell
League: Section 2 C - South
Playoff Division: C
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 8-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jesse Whiteman 5'11" 175 Senior RB/LB 4.90
Nick Shaw 6'0" 205 Senior OL/LB 5.10
Tyler Van Brunt 6'0" 175 Junior QB/S 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Run Defense
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2011 National Rank: #7011
2011 State Rank: #200
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -1.8
2012 National Rank: #8416
2012 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4337
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 64-18 (45-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 16.8
2011 Differential: +8.2
2011 Wins: #7720 Tamarac (Troy) (28-21), #11082 Taconic Hills (Craryville) (36-7), #11656 Voorheesville (42-6), #11864 Canajoharie (12-7), #13678 Coxsackie-Athens (Coxsackie) (34-0)
2011 Losses: #4227 Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda) (37-14), #4227 Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda) (33-20), #6195 Watervliet (23-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 39-28
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Section 2 C South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Coxsackie-Athens (Coxsackie), 9/7 Stillwater, 9/14 at Voorheesville, 9/21 at Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda), 9/28 at Watervliet, 10/5 Cairo-Durham (Cairo), 10/12 Taconic Hills (Craryville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda) (10.1), Watervliet (6.9), Stillwater (-6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coxsackie-Athens (Coxsackie) (-32.8), Voorheesville (-16.7), Taconic Hills (Craryville) (-13.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 (-2.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #305
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9910
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%