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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Keith Minor
League: Tri-County - Rock
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Peter Sekona 5'11" 250 Senior OL/DL 4.90
Ben Schrider 6'2" 230 Senior TE/DL 4.70
Ron Smith 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Aaron Mercadel 6'0" 200 Senior MLB
Roman Grace 6'0" 175 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Size On OL, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.8
2013 National Rank: #2685
2013 State Rank: #231
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2014 National Rank: #1652
2014 State Rank: #155
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7438
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 65-56 [64-57 on the field] (42-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 36.4
2013 Points Against Average: 16.5
2013 Differential: +19.9
2013 Wins: #3310 San Marin (Novato) (35-29), #5109 Fortuna (49-21), #5812 Riordan (San Francisco) (49-7), #7105 St. Helena (24-7), #8945 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (28-7), #9885 Pinole Valley (Pinole) (55-14), #11438 Fort Bragg (48-13), #11983 Berean Christian (Walnut Creek) (63-13), #12461 Albany (42-0), #14256 De Anza (El Sobrante) (70-0)
2013 Losses: #610 Miramonte (Orinda) (36-13), #626 El Cerrito (43-7), #4124 Valley Christian (Dublin) (27-24), #4521 Salesian (Richmond) (14-3)
2013 Opponents W-L: 89-74
Recent Section Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Bay Shore)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 6
Streak List: 11/9/13 Pinole Valley (Pinole) (55-14), 11/16/13 Fort Bragg (48-13), 11/22/13 St. Helena (24-7), 11/30/13 San Marin (Novato) (35-29), 12/14/13 Fortuna (49-21), 8/30/14 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (39-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 9/6 Miramonte (Orinda), 9/12 vs Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo), 9/20 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 9/27 Hercules, 10/4 El Cerrito, 10/11 Valley Christian (Dublin), 10/18 at Salesian (Richmond), 10/24 at St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo), 11/7 at Pinole Valley (Pinole)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: El Cerrito (35.6), Miramonte (Orinda) (29.9), Salesian (Richmond) (12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (-11), St. Patrick-St. Vincent (Vallejo) (-5.6), Pinole Valley (Pinole) (-1.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (3.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #390
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4736
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%