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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Marcus Boyles
League: 6A Region 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

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

TOP PLAYERS
Javon Patterson 6'3" 295 Junior OL 5.00
Brian Morgan 6'2" 225 Junior DL 4.80
CJ Johnson 5'11" 200 Junior LB 4.75

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jesse Jackson 6'2" 200 Senior WR 4.4 [Mississippi State]
Chris Knight 6'3" 245 Senior DE [Wake Forest]
Chris Stewart 6'3" 245 Senior DE
Jalen Boney 6'0" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: RB, LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 56.6
2013 National Rank: #127
2013 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.8
2014 National Rank: #317
2014 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.5
Dynasty National Rank: #845
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 86-45 (51-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 33.2
2013 Points Against Average: 21.2
2013 Differential: +12
2013 Wins: #87 Picayune (61-58), #203 Brandon (20-13), #361 Madison Central (Madison) (42-35), #404 D'Iberville (28-21), #946 West Jones (Laurel) (37-7), #1287 Hattiesburg (21-0), #2690 Terry (49-7), #3573 Forest Hill (Jackson) (35-0), #4865 Provine (Jackson) (41-14), #7529 Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (42-7)
2013 Losses: #25 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (38-21), #25 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (31-14), #319 Meridian (45-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 102-63
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st; 6A Region 4), 2008 (5A Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 West Jones (Laurel) (31-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 at Hattiesburg, 8/29 at Picayune, 9/5 vs West Jones (Laurel), 9/12 Madison Central (Madison), 9/26 at Provine (Jackson), 10/3 Oak Grove (Hattiesburg), 10/10 at Brandon, 10/17 Hill [Jim] (Jackson), 10/31 Forest Hill (Jackson), 11/6 Terry
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (Hattiesburg) (70.2), Picayune (57.6), Brandon (57.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hill [Jim] (Jackson) (2.1), Terry (20.5), Provine (Jackson) (21.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1 (42.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #144
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%