Panther Creek (Cary, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Catamounts
Coach: Sean Crocker
League: 4A Tri-Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Sutton 6'2" 300 Senior OL
David Mayaka 6'1" 180 Senior RB
Dorrell McClain 5'9" 165 Junior RB/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dan Beilinson 6'5" 240 Senior TE [Duke]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, OL
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.4
2011 National Rank: #2820
2011 State Rank: #75
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.3
2012 National Rank: #2749
2012 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4937
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 29-32 (18-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.6
2011 Points Against Average: 20
2011 Differential: +3.6
2011 Wins: #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (16-12), #3467 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (23-20), #4848 Lee County (Sanford) (24-14), #5213 Holly Springs (42-21), #7612 Apex (25-6), #8090 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (27-12), #8548 Green Hope (Cary) (35-18), #10728 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (50-0)
2011 Losses: #599 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (49-0), #1199 Middle Creek (Apex) (28-20), #1442 Cary (19-7), #1432 Fuquay-Varina (41-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-70-1
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 8/24 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 8/31 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 9/7 Holly Springs, 9/14 at Apex, 9/21 Fuquay-Varina, 9/28 at Middle Creek (Apex), 10/5 Lee County (Sanford), 10/12 at Cary, 10/19 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/26 Green Hope (Cary)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Leesville Road (Raleigh) (37.2), Middle Creek (Apex) (31.4), Cary (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (-9), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (-6.5), Green Hope (Cary) (-2.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (18.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3138
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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