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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Randy Baughman
League: Licking County - Big
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Nethers 6'1" 165 Senior QB 4.70
Hayden Walpole 6'2" 235 Senior G 5.10
Bo Redman 6'0" 235 Senior DE 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness, WR, QB
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2013 National Rank: #2744
2013 State Rank: #174
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.7
2014 National Rank: #4849
2014 State Rank: #284
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #817
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 102-28 (66-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 33
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: +15.9
2013 Wins: #1425 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (17-14), #2256 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (33-14), #4648 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (26-21), #5630 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (34-7), #8922 Utica (41-7), #9599 Heath (62-26), #10964 Lakewood (Hebron) (37-14), #12346 Northridge (Johnstown) (55-8)
2013 Losses: #1758 Steubenville (21-14), #2436 Granville (30-23), #2981 Philo (Duncan Falls) (26-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-58
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2010 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2008 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2007 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2006 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2005 (Mid-State Ohio), 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Ohio)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Philo (Duncan Falls) (19-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Tri-Valley (Dresden), 9/5 Philo (Duncan Falls), 9/12 Heath, 9/19 at Northridge (Johnstown), 9/26 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/3 at Utica, 10/10 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/17 at Licking Heights (Pataskala), 10/24 Lakewood (Hebron), 10/30 at Granville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Dresden) (42.5), Granville (32.1), Philo (Duncan Falls) (22.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northridge (Johnstown) (-22), Lakewood (Hebron) (-13.5), Heath (-7.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (12.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #329
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5048
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%