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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Brandon Clark
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Quentin Cox 5'10" 245 Junior OL
Jordan Hill 5'8" 245 Junior OL
Devin Jones 5'10" 270 Junior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Junior Class, OL Depth, High Expectations
Team Weaknesses: Holes On DL, LBs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.6
2011 National Rank: #842
2011 State Rank: #12
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.7
2012 National Rank: #800
2012 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2166
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 54-43 (23-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 33.9
2011 Points Against Average: 21.8
2011 Differential: +12.1
2011 Wins: #879 Manhattan (39-28), #1622 Northwest (Wichita) (21-14), #2980 South (Salina) (42-14), #4431 Southeast (Wichita) (41-26), #6145 Maize (35-14), #7864 East (Wichita) (57-13), #9547 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (41-6), #10537 Andover (42-0)
2011 Losses: #187 Heights (Wichita) (34-14), #187 Heights (Wichita) (49-35), #210 Hutchinson (34-13), #2955 Central (Salina) (30-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-52
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at South (Salina), 9/7 Central (Andover), 9/14 at Maize, 9/21 Central (Salina), 9/28 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 10/5 at Hutchinson, 10/11 at Southeast (Wichita), 10/17 East (Wichita), 10/26 at Heights (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (57.8), Heights (Wichita) (43.9), Central (Salina) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-7.7), Central (Andover) (-5.7), East (Wichita) (-5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (26.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2164
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%