GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Justin Hardin
League: 4A Southern Meck 8 (moving from 4A Conference 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #12
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Caleb York 6'1" 190 Senior QB 4.80
Dimitri Gonzales 5'9" 215 Senior DL/FB 4.90
Grant Dixon 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.30
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bentley Spain 6'5.5" 285 Senior OL 5.40 [North Carolina]
Austin Proehl 5'10" 170 Senior WR [North Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners Had Significant Playing Time, Skill Position Starters Return, Four OL Starters Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Must Stay Healthy
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.4
2013 National Rank: #1064
2013 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 37.9
2014 National Rank: #810
2014 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1435
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15
Dynasty Record: 75-60 (48-27 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.8
2013 Points Against Average: 22.1
2013 Differential: +4.7
2013 Wins: #1219 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (14-7), #1219 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (31-27), #2722 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (31-13), #3698 Myers Park (Charlotte) (21-14), #4057 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (35-16), #4978 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (24-14), #7243 Harding University (Charlotte) (45-7), #7985 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (52-22)
2013 Losses: #31 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (42-27), #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42-17), #736 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (34-21), #1626 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (28-24), #2097 Olympic (Charlotte) (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 90-68
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (44-14), 9/5/14 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (40-2)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Summerville (SC), 8/29 at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/5 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail), 9/12 Myers Park (Charlotte), 9/26 Olympic (Charlotte), 10/3 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/10 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 10/17 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte), 10/24 at Harding University (Charlotte), 10/31 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 11/7 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42.9), Summerville (SC) (40.4), Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (34.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.7), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-0.1), Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (8.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (31.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1225
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%