GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Tom Gibbons
League: Lake Erie
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #48
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Rakeesh Nolden 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.56
Matt Blaha 6'3" 360 Senior OL 5.55
Myles Alexander 6'0" 210 Senior ILB/TE 4.70
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Houson Boone 6'1" 165 Senior CB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Size, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Inexperience At QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.7
2011 National Rank: #2437
2011 State Rank: #150
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26
2012 National Rank: #1999
2012 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1468
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 53-40 (26-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 21.5
2011 Points Against Average: 27.9
2011 Differential: -6.4
2011 Wins: #1998 Shaw (East Cleveland) (14-0), #3328 Bedford (40-27), #4654 Shaker Heights (21-14), #5149 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (14-13)
2011 Losses: #120 Mentor (49-21), #456 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (56-14), #585 GlenOak (Canton) (27-20), #598 Cleveland Heights (19-7), #1992 Brunswick (42-37), #2043 Lorain (32-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-43
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/11 Bedford (40-27)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Mentor, 9/1 at Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland), 9/7 GlenOak (Canton), 9/14 at Shaw (East Cleveland), 9/21 Bedford, 9/28 at Cleveland Heights, 10/5 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 10/12 at Lorain, 10/19 at Maple Heights, 10/26 Warrensville Heights (Warrensville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (57.4), Cleveland Heights (44.2), GlenOak (Canton) (41.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (-0.5), Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (9.2), Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (13.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #665
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%