GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Kurt Tippmann
League: Summit
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jesse Bates 6'3" 185 Senior DB [Toledo]
Colton Painter 6'4" 200 Senior QB
Matt Swartz 6'2" 250 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2013 National Rank: #1371
2013 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2014 National Rank: #1160
2014 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.1
Dynasty National Rank: #233
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 119-26 (77-12 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 23.4
2013 Points Against Average: 19.7
2013 Differential: +3.7
2013 Wins: #423 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (38-35), #1877 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (14-13), #2242 North Side (Fort Wayne) (17-14), #2857 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (15-7), #2857 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (28-13), #4734 South Side (Fort Wayne) (38-6), #5560 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (34-12), #6457 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (42-7), #7495 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (35-28)
2013 Losses: #258 Penn (Mishawaka) (38-0), #378 Westfield (36-7), #2242 North Side (Fort Wayne) (27-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 81-59
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/22/14 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (31-27), 8/29/14 South Side (Fort Wayne) (49-0), 9/5/14 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (37-0)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne), 8/29 at South Side (Fort Wayne), 9/5 Northrop (Fort Wayne), 9/12 Penn (Mishawaka), 9/19 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne), 9/26 at North Side (Fort Wayne), 10/3 Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 10/10 at Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne), 10/17 at Wayne (Fort Wayne)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (49.5), Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (41.8), Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northrop (Fort Wayne) (-2.3), South Side (Fort Wayne) (10.6), Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (11.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 (27 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1393
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%