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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Craig Holden
League: Solano County
Section: Sac-Joaquin
Playoff Division: I-VI
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Osterholt 6'2" 215 Senior HB/OLB 4.5
Jason Shelley 6'2" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Riley Pitkin 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.63

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Players At Key Positions, Playoff-Tested
Team Weaknesses: Need More Size On Line

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11.4
2014 National Rank: #5262
2014 State Rank: #357
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.9
2015 National Rank: #3338
2015 State Rank: #249
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5064
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 78-52 [77-53 on the field] (35-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 30.1
2014 Points Against Average: 22.2
2014 Differential: +7.9
2014 Wins: #5579 American Canyon (33-24), #6003 El Dorado (Placerville) (45-27), #6277 Vanden (Fairfield) (35-21), #9652 Armijo (Fairfield) (45-21), #11802 Fairfield (36-0), #12470 Vallejo (54-6), #12699 Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (39-0)
2014 Losses: #1247 Inderkum (Sacramento) (49-14), #1479 Concord (48-13), #3934 Windsor (21-7), #4623 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (15-13), #7120 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo) (34-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-60
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (51-28), 9/18/15 Armijo (Fairfield) (49-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Concord, 9/4 McClymonds (Oakland), 9/11 at Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa), 9/18 Armijo (Fairfield), 9/25 at Arroyo (San Lorenzo), 10/9 American Canyon, 10/16 Vallejo, 10/23 at Vanden (Fairfield), 10/30 Bethel [Jesse] (Vallejo), 11/6 at Fairfield
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McClymonds (Oakland) (36.9), Concord (32.7), Carrillo [Maria] (Santa Rosa) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Arroyo (San Lorenzo) (-27.7), Vallejo (-27.5), Fairfield (-15.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (7.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #511
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7332
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%