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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Scott Meserve
League: 2A Northern Carolina
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Peele 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DL
Daniel Williams 6'1" 250 Senior RB/LB
Tanner Snipes 6'2" 220 Junior FB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Big Senior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 8.1
2011 National Rank: #5902
2011 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2012 National Rank: #7062
2012 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8834
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 66-47 [65-48 on the field] (30-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.2
2011 Points Against Average: 26.6
2011 Differential: +3.6
2011 Wins: #3271 Cleveland (Clayton) (28-27), #5193 Franklinton (30-29), #5598 Roanoke Rapids (12-7), #10197 Heritage (Wake Forest) (19-7), #10421 Warren County (Warrenton) (34-26), #10600 Northwest Halifax (Littleton) (35-20), #11602 Princeton (49-20), #12967 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (58-6)
2011 Losses: #2309 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (43-18), #3075 Bunn (34-6), #3932 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (43-36), #5598 Roanoke Rapids (55-40), #10942 Louisburg (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 84-70
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Carolina), 2005 (Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Cleveland (Clayton), 8/24 Heritage (Wake Forest), 8/31 East Bladen (Elizabethtown), 9/7 at Princeton, 9/14 at Bunn, 9/21 at Warren County (Warrenton), 9/28 Roanoke Rapids, 10/5 Northwest Halifax (Littleton), 10/12 at Louisburg, 10/19 Franklinton, 10/26 at Corinth Holders (Wendell)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland (Clayton) (34.1), Bunn (29.4), East Bladen (Elizabethtown) (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Warren County (Warrenton) (-20), Northwest Halifax (Littleton) (-15.6), Princeton (-14.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (4.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6968
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%