Hershey (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Royal Blue/White/Black Coach: Ryan Smith League: C2 District 8 (moving from C2 District 9) Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 18.7 2013 National Rank: #3665 2013 State Rank: #49 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2014 National Rank: #2942 2014 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8695 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.5 Dynasty Record: 48-49 (17-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-1 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 29.7 2013 Points Against Average: 8.2 2013 Differential: +21.5 2013 Wins: #3143 St. Patrick's (North Platte) (25-14), #6130 Southern Valley (Oxford) (20-8), #7069 Bridgeport (21-14), #7102 West Holt (Atkinson) (13-6), #8894 Cambridge (36-6), #9318 Kimball (48-7), #10196 Bayard (30-6), #13400 Dundy County-Stratton (Benkelman) (48-0), #13766 Perkins County (Grant) (49-8) 2013 Losses: #2430 St. Cecilia (Hastings) (13-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 43-49 Recent League Championships: 2013 (C2 District 9) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia), 9/5 St. Cecilia (Hastings), 9/12 at Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan), 9/19 Wood River, 9/26 St. Patrick's (North Platte), 10/3 at Bayard, 10/10 Bridgeport, 10/17 Kimball, 10/24 at Cambridge Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan) (35.7), St. Cecilia (Hastings) (23.3), St. Patrick's (North Platte) (10.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge (-11.7), Bayard (-9.7), Wood River (-8.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 (0.8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6167 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%