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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Silver/Black
Coach: Darwin Rost
League: I Sunset - Southwest (moving from I Sunset - Northwest)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Darrion Finn 5'11" 170 Junior RB/LB 4.50
Graeson Vereen 6'1" 175 Junior RB/LB 4.70
Jared Campbell 6'0" 215 Junior RB/LB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Ortale 6'3" 205 Senior LB 4.8
Michael Hughes 6'2" 280 Senior DE [UNLV]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.1
2013 National Rank: #1014
2013 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.8
2014 National Rank: #1138
2014 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #444
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 118-24 (61-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.4
2013 Points Against Average: 16.6
2013 Differential: +21.8
2013 Wins: #1090 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (21-7), #2420 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (47-32), #2745 Centennial (Las Vegas) (42-14), #2745 Centennial (Las Vegas) (22-13), #5049 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (42-20), #6269 Silverado (Las Vegas) (21-6), #7291 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (42-14), #9901 Spring Valley (Las Vegas) (45-0), #10445 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (54-0), #12139 Durango (Las Vegas) (77-6)
2013 Losses: #66 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (45-7), #2062 Green Valley (Henderson) (42-41)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-61
Recent State Championships: 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (I Sunset - Northwest), 2011 (Sunset - Northwest), 2010 (Sunset - Northwest), 2008 (Sunset - Northwest), 2007 (Sunset - Northwest), 2004 (Sunset Northwest), 2003 (Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Green Valley (Henderson) (25-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Centennial (Las Vegas), 9/5 Green Valley (Henderson), 9/19 Las Vegas, 9/27 at Liberty (Henderson), 10/2 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas), 10/10 at Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 10/17 Durango (Las Vegas), 10/24 at Legacy (North Las Vegas), 10/30 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (87.3), Liberty (Henderson) (37.1), Green Valley (Henderson) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Durango (Las Vegas) (-20.6), Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (-5.5), Centennial (Las Vegas) (15.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (19.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1452
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%