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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Josh Brooks
League: 2A/3A Western North Carolina
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 30.5
2014 National Rank: #1794
2014 State Rank: #52
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.1
2015 National Rank: #1836
2015 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #2762
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 112-41 (62-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 14-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 36.3
2014 Points Against Average: 12.5
2014 Differential: +23.8
2014 Wins: #2415 Monroe (17-14), #4389 Murphy (28-24), #5014 West Stokes (King) (35-14), #5086 Swain County (Bryson City) (24-12), #5660 Pisgah (Canton) (26-3), #5820 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (42-13), #6271 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (42-14), #8039 Tuscola (Waynesville) (49-7), #9105 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (44-6), #10435 Enka (31-15), #10481 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (51-7), #10523 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (42-6), #10974 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (49-14), #12603 Brevard (44-7)
2014 Losses: #756 East Lincoln (Denver) (31-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 93-97
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (3A/2A Conference 1), 2011 (3A/2A WNC), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Asheville, 8/28 Murphy, 9/11 Swain County (Bryson City), 9/18 at Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville), 9/25 at Brevard, 10/2 Pisgah (Canton), 10/9 at Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 10/16 North Henderson (Hendersonville), 10/23 at East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 10/30 West Henderson (Hendersonville), 11/6 at Tuscola (Waynesville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Asheville (32.9), Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (24.1), Murphy (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-18.6), Brevard (-16.1), North Henderson (Hendersonville) (-5.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 (6.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5843
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%



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