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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Patrick Kane
League: 5A Conference 11 (moving from AAA Colonial)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marius Young 6'3" 270 Junior C
JaQuan Watson 6'4" 285 Junior G
Tai Gates 5'8" 170 Junior DB/WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Derrick Green 5'11" 220 Senior RB 4.4 [Michigan]
Brian Brown 6'1" 185 Senior ATH 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 51.5
2012 National Rank: #228
2012 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 33.8
2013 National Rank: #1111
2013 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 42.1
Dynasty National Rank: #300
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 53-8 (35-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 43
2012 Points Against Average: 8.9
2012 Differential: +34.1
2012 Wins: #342 Varina (Richmond) (20-17), #798 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (38-0), #1917 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (35-0), #2924 Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond) (46-10), #3729 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (49-14), #3876 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (55-21), #5379 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (42-0), #5462 Marshall [John] (Richmond) (62-0), #8830 Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond) (48-6), #10717 Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond) (58-6)
2012 Losses: #74 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (24-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-48
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AAA Colonial), 2011 (AAA Colonial), 2010 (AAA Colonial), 2009 (AAA Colonial), 2008 (Colonial AAA), 2007 (Colonial AAA), 2004 (Colonial AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 at Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/13 at Colonial Forge (Stafford), 9/20 Varina (Richmond), 9/27 Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond), 10/4 at Henry [Patrick] (Ashland), 10/11 at Deep Run (Glen Allen), 10/18 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond), 10/25 at Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond), 11/1 Marshall [John] (Richmond), 11/8 Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Varina (Richmond) (44.5), Colonial Forge (Stafford) (40.9), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond) (-7.4), Tucker [J. R.] (Richmond) (-3.3), Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (9.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (25.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2233
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%