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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Dennis Randle
League: North Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Javin Harrison 5'9" 205 Senior RB/DE 4.80
Elijah Beukers 5'10" 215 Senior G/LB 4.90
Christian Castillo 6'4" 290 Senior G 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -4.9
2012 National Rank: #9159
2012 State Rank: #653
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #544
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1418
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.8
Dynasty Record: 44-18 (23-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 24.4
2012 Points Against Average: 28.8
2012 Differential: -4.4
2012 Wins: #4305 Liberty (Madera) (48-25), #11141 Kerman (45-14), #13686 Yosemite (Oakhurst) (42-9)
2012 Losses: #1100 Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (41-14), #3070 Atwater (56-8), #3824 Sunnyside (Fresno) (33-7), #5289 Kingsburg (27-19), #5474 Chowchilla (47-44), #7469 Delano (22-13), #8034 Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno) (34-21), #9844 Sierra (Tollhouse) (9-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 74-54
Recent Section/State Championships: 2011 (IV), 2011 (Bowl III), 2010 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/7 at Atwater, 9/13 Kingsburg, 9/20 Sunnyside (Fresno), 9/27 vs Hoover [Herbert] (Fresno), 10/4 Ridgeview (Bakersfield), 10/11 Sierra (Tollhouse), 10/18 at Chowchilla, 10/25 Liberty (Madera), 11/1 at Yosemite (Oakhurst), 11/8 Kerman
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgeview (Bakersfield) (34.2), Atwater (21.1), Sunnyside (Fresno) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Yosemite (Oakhurst) (-33.4), Kerman (-21.6), Sierra (Tollhouse) (-7.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #487
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6420
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%