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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Jason Alvistur
League: Eastern
Section: Northern
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Malik Hopkins 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL
Paolo Disano 5'10" 185 Senior WR/LB
Clayton Welch 6'4" 210 Junior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jesse Holmes 6'2" 185 Senior WR [Air Force]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 28.4
2012 National Rank: #1992
2012 State Rank: #181
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.9
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11
2013 National Rank: #5050
2013 State Rank: #376
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 16.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3646
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 29-27 (13-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 37.5
2012 Points Against Average: 29.9
2012 Differential: +7.6
2012 Wins: #1125 Paradise (36-35), #1750 Center (Antelope) (30-19), #3683 Central Valley (Shasta Lake) (49-34), #4447 Shasta (Redding) (56-20), #4447 Shasta (Redding) (57-42), #4990 Red Bluff (48-23), #6143 Lassen (Susanville) (27-13), #7824 Pleasant Valley (Chico) (42-25)
2012 Losses: #755 Enterprise (Redding) (34-13), #755 Enterprise (Redding) (35-34), #1870 Nevada Union (Grass Valley) (38-30), #2147 Foothill (Palo Cedro) (41-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 78-60
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Center (Antelope), 9/13 at Lassen (Susanville), 9/21 vs Nevada Union (Grass Valley), 9/27 vs Central Valley (Shasta Lake), 10/4 vs Enterprise (Redding), 10/11 at Red Bluff, 10/18 at Paradise, 10/25 vs Foothill (Palo Cedro), 11/1 vs Pleasant Valley (Chico), 11/8 vs Shasta (Redding)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Center (Antelope) (38.8), Paradise (36.1), Foothill (Palo Cedro) (36)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant Valley (Chico) (-5), Red Bluff (2.5), Lassen (Susanville) (3.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (23.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1834
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%