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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Willie Offord
League: 5A District 4
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #54

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

TOP PLAYERS
Cedric McCoy Senior T
Jeremy Faulk Senior FB/DT
Edward Wright Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Leroy Owens 6'4" 210 Senior LB [Florida International]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.4
2011 National Rank: #4920
2011 State Rank: #284
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2012 National Rank: #5305
2012 State Rank: #296
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4753
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 35-59 (15-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 10.4
2011 Points Against Average: 16.9
2011 Differential: -6.5
2011 Wins: #3657 West Nassau (Callahan) (20-14)
2011 Losses: #640 Ponte Vedra (20-13), #1080 St. Augustine (24-6), #1135 Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (27-14), #1177 Creekside (Jacksonville) (9-3), #2567 Bradford (Starke) (12-9), #2776 Nease [Allen D.] (Ponte Vedra) (13-12), #3143 Ridgeview (Orange Park) (17-6), #3417 Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine) (17-7), #4440 Matanzas (Palm Coast) (16-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-45
Recent League Championships: 2003 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Bradford (Starke), 9/14 at Ridgeview (Orange Park), 9/21 at Creekside (Jacksonville), 9/28 Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 10/5 Nease [Allen D.] (Ponte Vedra), 10/12 at West Nassau (Callahan), 10/19 at Ponte Vedra, 10/26 at Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine), 11/2 Matanzas (Palm Coast), 11/9 St. Augustine
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ponte Vedra (39.2), St. Augustine (37.1), Ridgeview (Orange Park) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Matanzas (Palm Coast) (7.1), Bradford (Starke) (13.4), Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine) (13.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #958
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%