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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Shane Hedrick
League: 5A Mid-Willamette (moving from 4A Oregon West)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Wes Riddell 5'9" 185 RB/LB 4.75
Michael Alvarez 5'9" 190 HB/LB 4.85
Sam Cole 6'3" 235 OL/DL 6.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Team Speed

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2013 National Rank: #4647
2013 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2014 National Rank: #4936
2014 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3622
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 91-34 [92-33 on the field] (42-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 34.3
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: +13.1
2013 Wins: #4501 Scappoose (22-14), #6099 Cascade (Turner) (32-21), #7292 Klamath Union (Klamath Falls) (41-40), #9824 Sweet Home (20-19), #10058 Junction City (64-29), #10162 Newport (42-19), #11122 La Salle (Milwaukie) (29-3), #12625 Taft (Lincoln City) (61-20), #12797 Stayton (55-10)
2013 Losses: #2584 Cottage Grove (42-38), #2620 Dallas (27-0), #2847 Philomath (10-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Oregon West), 2010 (4A Oregon West), 2009 (4A Val-Co), 2008 (4A Val-Co), 2007 (4A Val-Co), 2005 (3A Val-Co), 2004 (3A Val-Co)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Bend, 9/12 at Mountain View (Bend), 9/19 at South Albany (Albany), 9/26 Dallas, 10/3 at Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 10/9 Lebanon, 10/17 Silverton, 10/24 at Corvallis, 10/31 at Woodburn
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Silverton (51.6), Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (22.9), Mountain View (Bend) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodburn (-31.3), Lebanon (-18.2), Corvallis (-1.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (1.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5637
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%