| Rugby (ND) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Scott Grochow League: A Region 3 (moving from AA West) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2012 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chris Hamilton Senior WR/DB 4.75 Alex Senger Senior OL/DL Brad Heidlebaugh QB/DE 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defensive Secondary Team Weaknesses: Must Develop LB, Running Game RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 2.5 2012 National Rank: #7349 2012 State Rank: #17 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 2.6 2013 National Rank: #7109 2013 State Rank: #18 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9318 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 19-27 (17-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 21.7 2012 Points Against Average: 22.2 2012 Differential: -0.5 2012 Wins: #7384 Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (45-33), #7843 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (26-7), #10027 Bottineau (34-6), #12194 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (20-19), #13467 Turtle Mountain (Belcourt) (37-0) 2012 Losses: #1964 Shanley (Fargo) (46-20), #2780 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) (20-6), #3237 Beulah (40-15), #5612 Bishop Ryan/Sawyer (Minot) (28-0), #7557 Carrington (23-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 56-42 Recent League Championships: 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Larimore, 9/6 Williams County co-op [Tioga/Ray] (Tioga), 9/13 at Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey), 9/20 Bottineau, 9/27 at Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore (Berthold), 10/4 at Velva, 10/11 Surrey, 10/16 at Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Larimore (-0.7), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-7.7), Bottineau (-12.7) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (-20.5), Williams County co-op [Tioga/Ray] (Tioga) (-17.5), Velva (-15.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 (5.3 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11523 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43% |