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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Shane Deel
League: 3A Region III District 22
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #66

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Fitzwater 6'6" 220 QB 4.80
Jordan Jones 5'9" 150 WR 4.50
Dennis Antoine 6'0" 200 WR 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Melton 6'5" 265 Senior OL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Defensive Front, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2011 National Rank: #4063
2011 State Rank: #427
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.9
2012 National Rank: #2986
2012 State Rank: #348
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6883
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 45-46 (30-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 36.9
2011 Points Against Average: 20.1
2011 Differential: +16.8
2011 Wins: #1817 Kelly Catholic (Beaumont) (30-21), #6397 Cleveland (35-21), #10419 Splendora (35-21), #10579 Porter (42-7), #11154 Shepherd (42-15), #11560 Hardin (49-0), #12824 Huntington (40-0), #14107 Tarkington (Cleveland) (63-8)
2011 Losses: #313 Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (68-13), #2239 Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (40-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-61
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region III District 23), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Jasper, 9/7 Newton, 9/14 at Buna, 9/21 at Hamshire-Fannett (Hamshire), 9/28 vs Splendora, 10/5 at Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman), 10/19 Cleveland, 10/26 at Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring), 11/2 Shepherd, 11/9 at Tarkington (Cleveland)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coldspring-Oakhurst (Coldspring) (52.1), Hargrave [Willie J.] (Huffman) (32.4), Newton (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tarkington (Cleveland) (-38.7), Splendora (-13.8), Shepherd (-6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #550
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4158
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%