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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Bill Whittemore
League: Division II-A (moving from Division II A - East/Middle 2)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Irby 6'4" 315 Senior OL/DL
Keeling Hunter 6'0" 220 Junior TE/LB
Cameron DeJean 6'2" 225 Senior TE/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Young Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2012 National Rank: #6179
2012 State Rank: #172
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2013 National Rank: #5787
2013 State Rank: #167
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5917
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 29-27 (13-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 26.3
2012 Points Against Average: 23.5
2012 Differential: +2.8
2012 Wins: #2326 Hillsboro (Nashville) (24-17), #4361 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (24-10), #9506 Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch) (49-28), #10744 Holy Cross (Louisville, KY) (29-28), #11381 Zion Christian Academy (Columbia) (56-6), #13512 Mount Juliet Christian Academy (Mt. Juliet) (49-7)
2012 Losses: #708 Webb (Knoxville) (42-7), #2319 Grace Christian (Knoxville) (40-14), #3028 St. George's (Collierville) (25-20), #3028 St. George's (Collierville) (31-7), #8673 Davidson Academy (Nashville) (24-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 77-53
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Division II A - East/Middle 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville), 8/30 at Goodpasture Christian (Madison), 9/6 at Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga), 9/13 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville), 9/27 at Friendship Christian (Lebanon), 10/4 Zion Christian Academy (Columbia), 10/11 Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch), 10/18 at Davidson Academy (Nashville), 10/25 Pearl-Cohn (Nashville), 11/1 at Battle Ground Academy (Franklin)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Friendship Christian (Lebanon) (41.2), Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville) (31.9), Boyd-Buchanan (Chattanooga) (30.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Zion Christian Academy (Columbia) (-15.3), Davidson Academy (Nashville) (-9.7), Ezell-Harding Christian (Antioch) (-6.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (8.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3314
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 10th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%