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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jim Pickett
League: Northwest Crossroads
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

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

TOP PLAYERS
Antonio Suarez 5'11" 160 RB/LB 4.57
Jacob Cottrell 5'7" 150 DB/WR 4.72
Troy Cullen 5'10" 170 QB 4.90

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

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -1.2
2013 National Rank: #8256
2013 State Rank: #181
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -16.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: -11.7
2014 National Rank: #10565
2014 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2563
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.4
Dynasty Record: 81-51 [84-48 on the field] (43-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.4
2013 Points Against Average: 39.1
2013 Differential: -8.7
2013 Wins: #9571 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (63-38), #11228 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (43-6), #12120 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (50-34)
2013 Losses: #385 Andrean (Merrillville) (56-21), #2369 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (51-19), #3182 Munster (38-19), #3334 Morton (Hammond) (27-13), #4258 Lowell (45-14), #4743 Hobart (56-38), #5633 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (39-18), #7767 Highland (40-36)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-49
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (Lake Black)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Morton (Hammond), 8/29 Wheeler (Valparaiso), 9/6 at Hobart, 9/12 Lowell, 9/19 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/26 at Munster, 10/3 Highland, 10/10 Andrean (Merrillville), 10/17 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Andrean (Merrillville) (50), Morton (Hammond) (20.5), Munster (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wheeler (Valparaiso) (-14.9), Highland (0.5), Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (2.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (8.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4073
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%