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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Nutt
League: Muskingum Valley - South
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Bryant 6'0" 205 QB/LB 4.90
Jerald Spohn 6'1" 180 WR 4.70
Taylor Brown 5'8" 190 RB/OLB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.6
2011 National Rank: #4678
2011 State Rank: #277
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.9
2012 National Rank: #5166
2012 State Rank: #306
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13
Dynasty National Rank: #3898
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 65-34 (42-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.7
2011 Points Against Average: 14.6
2011 Differential: +17.1
2011 Wins: #7397 Philo (Duncan Falls) (42-14), #9501 Glenn [John] (New Concord) (28-0), #9716 Crooksville (40-12), #10013 Meadowbrook (Byesville) (48-20), #11754 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (41-12), #12190 Morgan (McConnelsville) (60-6), #12264 West Muskingum (Zanesville) (32-0)
2011 Losses: #930 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (21-14), #2339 Sheridan (Thornville) (41-0), #6712 Maysville (Zanesville) (20-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 43-61
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Muskingum Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Fairfield Union (Lancaster), 8/31 Glenn [John] (New Concord), 9/7 at Philo (Duncan Falls), 9/14 Maysville (Zanesville), 9/21 at Morgan (McConnelsville), 9/28 Meadowbrook (Byesville), 10/5 at Tri-Valley (Dresden), 10/12 Crooksville, 10/19 West Muskingum (Zanesville), 10/26 at Sheridan (Thornville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Dresden) (43.4), Sheridan (Thornville) (25.3), Maysville (Zanesville) (4.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Morgan (McConnelsville) (-20.1), West Muskingum (Zanesville) (-15.8), Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (-10.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #492
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7351
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%