Hershey (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Royal Blue/White/Black Coach: Ryan Smith League: C2 District 9 Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 5.7 2012 National Rank: #6592 2012 State Rank: #77 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2013 National Rank: #5787 2013 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9528 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4 Dynasty Record: 21-24 (8-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 17.7 2012 Points Against Average: 16.2 2012 Differential: +1.5 2012 Wins: #5165 Blue Hill (34-20), #7534 Perkins County (Grant) (27-7), #9804 Cambridge (13-6), #11231 Kimball (23-0), #13031 Bridgeport (12-0), #14111 Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman) (49-16) 2012 Losses: #1048 Sutton (48-7), #2937 St. Patrick's (North Platte) (32-0), #7534 Perkins County (Grant) (14-7), #8409 Southern Valley (Oxford) (14-6), #12005 Bayard (21-17) 2012 Opponents W-L: 58-45 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 Kimball, 9/13 Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/20 at Perkins County (Grant), 9/27 at Bridgeport, 10/4 Bayard, 10/11 at Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman), 10/18 at Cambridge, 10/24 St. Patrick's (North Platte) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Patrick's (North Platte) (22.3), Perkins County (Grant) (1.8), Southern Valley (Oxford) (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman) (-38.8), Kimball (-20.8), Bayard (-19.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 (1.7 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11280 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%