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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Scott Devereaux
League: 3A/4A Big Nine
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Adams 6'7.5" 265 Senior OL/DL [Washington]
Cy Sirmon 6'2.5" 230 Senior LB 4.90
Chase Resch 5'10" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaiah Brandt-Sims 6'0" 180 Senior ATH 4.37 [Stanford]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 41.1
2013 National Rank: #700
2013 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 41.7
2014 National Rank: #564
2014 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1891
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 69-43 (51-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 33.1
2013 Points Against Average: 21
2013 Differential: +12.1
2013 Wins: #1470 Gig Harbor (33-31), #1860 Moses Lake (49-14), #1860 Moses Lake (13-10), #1947 Eisenhower (Yakima) (13-3), #4055 Davis [A. C.] (Yakima) (53-13), #4055 Davis [A. C.] (Yakima) (17-9), #6797 Eastmont (East Wenatchee) (44-10), #6797 Eastmont (East Wenatchee) (58-28), #10309 Sunnyside (55-3)
2013 Losses: #42 Chiawana (Pasco) (56-34), #42 Chiawana (Pasco) (48-7), #1947 Eisenhower (Yakima) (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-57
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2009 (3A/4A Big Nine - Columbia), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Columbia Basin)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Mead (Spokane) (20-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Mead (Spokane), 9/12 Chiawana (Pasco), 9/19 at Eisenhower (Yakima), 9/26 Davis [A. C.] (Yakima), 10/3 at Sunnyside, 10/10 at Eastmont (East Wenatchee), 10/17 Eisenhower (Yakima), 10/24 Moses Lake, 10/31 at West Valley (Yakima)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chiawana (Pasco) (63.8), Davis [A. C.] (Yakima) (30.1), Moses Lake (29.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sunnyside (-10.2), Eastmont (East Wenatchee) (4.6), Mead (Spokane) (20.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (29.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1009
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%