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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Steve Janski
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Kramer 6'0" 210 Junior QB
Micah Dew 6'1" 185 Senior S/WR
Ethan Bly 5'11" 205 Senior LB/TB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Size
Team Weaknesses: Young Skill Players, Inexperienced Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.5
2011 National Rank: #3803
2011 State Rank: #34
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.3
2012 National Rank: #5330
2012 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7771
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 54-47 (31-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 41.7
2011 Points Against Average: 25
2011 Differential: +16.7
2011 Wins: #4103 Stuttgart (28-21), #4145 Harding Academy (Searcy) (49-27), #5630 Clinton (33-21), #6251 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (48-35), #6251 Shiloh Christian (Springdale) (36-17), #9504 Newport (50-36), #10120 Lonoke (63-46), #10769 Bald Knob (55-19), #10910 Southside (Batesville) (35-8), #12321 Cave City (41-22), #12379 Lee (Marianna) (50-20)
2011 Losses: #3485 Farmington (28-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-69-1
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pottsville, 9/7 at Harding Academy (Searcy), 9/14 Gentry, 9/21 at Lonoke, 9/28 Stuttgart, 10/5 at Lee (Marianna), 10/12 Newport, 10/19 at Southside (Batesville), 10/26 at Clinton, 11/2 Dollarway (Pine Bluff)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dollarway (Pine Bluff) (29.6), Pottsville (25.8), Harding Academy (Searcy) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lee (Marianna) (-30.8), Gentry (-20), Southside (Batesville) (-7.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3 (1.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6321
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%