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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Silver/Black
Coach: Darwin Rost
League: I Sunset - Northwest (moving from Sunset - Northwest)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Symonette 5'10" 205 Senior LB
Jerrol Garcia-Williams 6'3" 200 Senior OLB [Hawaii]
Dillon Chaisson 6'3" 280 Senior DT

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 44.4
2011 National Rank: #446
2011 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2012 National Rank: #569
2012 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.1
Dynasty National Rank: #412
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 101-17 (52-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.4
2011 Points Against Average: 9.8
2011 Differential: +26.6
2011 Wins: #643 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (14-7), #1702 Centennial (Las Vegas) (49-12), #1702 Centennial (Las Vegas) (23-20), #2451 Cheyenne (North Las Vegas) (41-8), #2654 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (28-14), #3603 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (56-7), #5291 Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) (33-0), #6096 Durango (Las Vegas) (40-7), #7705 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (49-0), #7834 Mojave (North Las Vegas) (48-0), #9961 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (49-7)
2011 Losses: #26 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (35-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 71-56
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Sunset - Northwest), 2010 (Sunset - Northwest), 2008 (Sunset - Northwest), 2007 (Sunset - Northwest), 2004 (Sunset Northwest), 2003 (Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/18 vs Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ), 8/31 at Centennial (Las Vegas), 9/7 Bonanza (Las Vegas), 9/13 at Liberty (Henderson), 9/21 Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas), 9/28 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 10/5 at Spring Valley (Las Vegas), 10/12 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 10/19 at Durango (Las Vegas), 10/25 Arbor View (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Vista (Phoenix, AZ) (61.2), Arbor View (Las Vegas) (36.4), Liberty (Henderson) (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (-11.8), Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (-6.2), Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (0.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (23.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1926
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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