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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Johnny Ringo
League: 5A Region II District 10 (moving from 5A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Verhulst 6'7" 220 Senior TE 4.90
Jackson Garrey 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.80
Austin Corbett 6'3" 190 Sophomore LB 4.80

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Devion Anderson 6'3" 215 Senior DE 4.6

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Toby Obumseli 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Numbers (Players), LBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Graduated Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 43.3
2011 National Rank: #493
2011 State Rank: #64
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 37
2012 National Rank: #775
2012 State Rank: #110
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 34.1
Dynasty National Rank: #412
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 55-45 (36-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 34.5
2011 Points Against Average: 28.9
2011 Differential: +5.6
2011 Wins: #544 Hebron (Carrollton) (20-17), #1224 Flower Mound (49-28), #1387 Plano (28-24), #2601 Keller (44-16), #3421 Lewisville (52-28), #4325 Naaman Forest (Garland) (45-27)
2011 Losses: #14 Carroll (Southlake) (23-16), #82 Allen (42-38), #153 Marcus (Flower Mound) (20-10), #619 Plano West (Plano) (44-36), #1070 Arlington (49-42)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-54
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Garland, 9/7 at Naaman Forest (Garland), 9/14 at Berkner [L. V.] (Richardson), 9/21 at Marcus (Flower Mound), 10/12 Allen, 10/18 at McKinney, 10/26 Plano, 11/2 Boyd (McKinney), 11/9 at Plano West (Plano)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marcus (Flower Mound) (43.2), Allen (43), Boyd (McKinney) (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McKinney (14.2), Naaman Forest (Garland) (14.7), Plano (29.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.9 (41.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #236
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%