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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Max Heinlein
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bailey Zulkoski 5'10" 190 MLB 4.50
Sean Rodriguez 5'11" 185 RB/SS 4.50
Isaac Warman 5'10" 165 RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Amount Of Experience, Deepest/Strongest Senior Class, Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Need Quality OL, Must Replace Senior All-League CBs

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2011 National Rank: #7821
2011 State Rank: #122
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.8
2012 National Rank: #5195
2012 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9640
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 22-62 (16-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.3
2011 Points Against Average: 20.9
2011 Differential: -1.6
2011 Wins: #6942 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (14-8), #10546 Kingman (32-23), #12109 Lyons (34-0), #12311 Augusta (29-7)
2011 Losses: #774 Buhler (42-9), #2463 Hesston (35-6), #2914 Abilene (21-9), #6122 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (31-21), #11323 Haven (21-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 42-47
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pratt, 9/7 Hesston, 9/14 at Hillsboro, 9/21 Kingman, 9/28 at Lyons, 10/5 at Haven, 10/12 Cheney, 10/19 Andale, 10/25 at Buhler
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Buhler (30), Hesston (24.1), Andale (15)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-19.5), Haven (-14.9), Kingman (-13.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6321
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%