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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Scott Grochow
League: AA West
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Lovcik 6'0" 185 Senior LB
Kris Leier 5'11" 190 Senior OL/LB
Josh Michels 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Youth, Line Depth, Speed In Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -22
2011 National Rank: #12458
2011 State Rank: #51
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -19.5
2012 National Rank: #12016
2012 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6056
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 48-39 (38-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 15.7
2011 Points Against Average: 32
2011 Differential: -16.3
2011 Wins: #9703 Beulah (31-28), #13602 Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (43-25)
2011 Losses: #1212 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (38-7), #6925 Bottineau (38-0), #7406 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (38-6), #8836 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington) (28-6), #9340 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (41-13), #9666 Bishop Ryan/Sawyer (Minot) (24-21), #12323 Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-35
Recent League Championships: 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey), 8/31 at Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton), 9/7 at Beulah, 9/14 Bottineau, 9/21 at Trinity/New England (Dickinson), 9/28 at Turtle Mountain (Belcourt), 10/5 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck), 10/11 vs Bishop Ryan/Sawyer (Minot), 10/16 Carrington
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (28.7), Bottineau (2.5), Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (-36.6), Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (-21), St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (-10.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9322
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%