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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/White
Coach: Brendan McGrail
League: Prep
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northeast (XIII)
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Zelek 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB
Nolan Mulligan 5'10" 180 Senior QB/DB
Alex Smith 6'1" 215 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR, RB
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -10.5
2011 National Rank: #10458
2011 State Rank: #772
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: -10
2012 National Rank: #10335
2012 State Rank: #752
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8437
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 60-36-1 (27-14-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.2
2011 Points Against Average: 16.1
2011 Differential: +1.1
2011 Wins: #10050 Malibu (17-7), #12001 Brethren Christian (Huntington Beach) (20-13), #12140 Webb (Claremont) (26-21), #13344 Flintridge Prep (La Canada) (20-0), #13484 Sage Hill (Newport Beach) (28-0), #13766 Marshall [John] (Pasadena) (34-6)
2011 Losses: #1953 Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (32-0), #8088 Chadwick (Palos Verdes Peninsula) (27-0), #8333 Viewpoint (Calabasas) (35-14), #11834 Gabrielino (San Gabriel) (20-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-56
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano), 9/8 Blair (Pasadena), 9/14 at Malibu, 9/22 Villanova Prep (Ojai), 9/28 vs Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank), 10/13 Flintridge Prep (La Canada), 10/19 vs Webb [Vivian] (Claremont), 10/27 Chadwick (Palos Verdes Peninsula), 11/2 at Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) (34.5), Saddleback Valley Christian (San Juan Capistrano) (-1.1), Chadwick (Palos Verdes Peninsula) (-4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blair (Pasadena) (-42.3), Villanova Prep (Ojai) (-32), Bellarmine-Jefferson (Burbank) (-28)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #871
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11042
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%