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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Terry Gambill
League: 6A Region II District 12 (moving from 5A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Hicks 6'2" 185 Senior QB [Houston]
Devontre Stricklin 6'3" 170 Senior WR [Baylor]
Eric Clayburn 6'0" 175 Junior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Kahlil Haughton 6'2" 170 Senior DB
Lenoy Jones 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.75 [Houston]
Keith Henson 5'8" 150 Senior CB
Marcus Johnson 5'10" 170 Senior S

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamie Jacobs 6'4" 215 Senior LB 4.60 [Baylor]
Christian Beard 6'4" 260 Senior OL [Arkansas State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 45.9
2013 National Rank: #437
2013 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 53.3
2014 National Rank: #161
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37.2
Dynasty National Rank: #292
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 93-40 (45-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 43.3
2013 Points Against Average: 25.4
2013 Differential: +17.9
2013 Wins: #707 Temple (63-43), #930 Mansfield (58-35), #961 Copperas Cove (42-39), #3534 Killeen (58-20), #3983 Bryan (38-7), #4025 Harker Heights (45-21), #5050 Belton (63-33), #6009 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (34-14), #7135 North Crowley (Fort Worth) (41-8)
2013 Losses: #133 Ryan [Billy] (Denton) (34-33), #185 A&M Consolidated (College Station) (44-41), #1562 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (7-3)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-76
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2012 (5A Region I District 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2010 (4A Region I District 8), 2008 (4A Region II District 16), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Lake Travis (Austin) (38-30), 9/5/14 Mansfield (24-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Lake Travis (Austin), 9/5 Mansfield, 9/12 at Mansfield Timberview (Arlington), 9/19 Duncanville, 10/3 Harker Heights, 10/10 at Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 10/17 Copperas Cove, 10/24 at Killeen, 10/31 Belton, 11/7 at Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Travis (Austin) (61.8), Duncanville (48), Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) (46.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (8), Belton (10.8), Harker Heights (17.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (31.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #51
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #335
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%