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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Nutt
League: Muskingum Valley - South
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Russell 5'11" 175 Junior RB/LB 4.50
Collin Russell 5'11" 155 Junior QB/FS 4.60
Coleman Murray 6'3" 260 Senior TE/DE 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2012 National Rank: #4422
2012 State Rank: #267
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11
2013 National Rank: #5050
2013 State Rank: #293
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5056
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 32-22 (16-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 29.3
2012 Points Against Average: 15.4
2012 Differential: +13.9
2012 Wins: #3519 Philo (Duncan Falls) (15-13), #7723 Sheridan (Thornville) (28-0), #7770 Crooksville (21-14), #8060 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (28-20), #10531 Morgan (McConnelsville) (41-6), #10888 Meadowbrook (Byesville) (69-0), #12549 West Muskingum (Zanesville) (49-0)
2012 Losses: #646 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (43-7), #3298 Maysville (Zanesville) (28-26), #4775 Glenn [John] (New Concord) (30-9)
2012 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2006 (Muskingum Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/12/12 Crooksville (21-14), 10/19/12 West Muskingum (Zanesville) (49-0), 10/26/12 Sheridan (Thornville) (28-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Fairfield Union (Lancaster), 9/6 at Maysville (Zanesville), 9/13 Morgan (McConnelsville), 9/20 at Crooksville, 9/27 Tri-Valley (Dresden), 10/4 at Coshocton, 10/11 at West Muskingum (Zanesville), 10/18 Philo (Duncan Falls), 10/25 at Glenn [John] (New Concord), 11/1 Sheridan (Thornville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Dresden) (28.7), Maysville (Zanesville) (20.4), Philo (Duncan Falls) (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Muskingum (Zanesville) (-22.9), Morgan (McConnelsville) (-11), Sheridan (Thornville) (-0.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #385
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6382
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%