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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Black/White
Coach: Mark Ainsley
League: 6A District 14
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shamar Davis 6'5" 245 Senior OL
Daeshawn Mills 6'1" 185 Senior QB
Josh Gaines 5'11" 170 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Size, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 41.7
2014 National Rank: #723
2014 State Rank: #63
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2015 Starting Power Rating: 49.2
2015 National Rank: #301
2015 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3421
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.9
Dynasty Record: 38-28 (15-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 29.3
2014 Points Against Average: 14.8
2014 Differential: +14.5
2014 Wins: #719 Naples (30-28), #3247 Bayside (Palm Bay) (56-7), #3921 Jensen Beach (34-7), #4294 Gulf Coast (Naples) (28-3), #6004 Rockledge (27-10), #7380 Okeechobee (14-7), #8455 Port St. Lucie (35-3), #9421 Westwood (Fort Pierce) (40-0)
2014 Losses: #14 Central (Miami) (20-12), #98 American Heritage (Delray Beach) (41-28), #1302 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (17-14), #3038 South Fork (Stuart) (34-33)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-57
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (53-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Merritt Island, 9/4 Bolles (Jacksonville), 9/18 at Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 10/2 Okeechobee, 10/9 Melbourne, 10/16 Sebastian River (Sebastian), 10/23 at Jensen Beach, 10/30 Bayside (Palm Bay), 11/6 at Palm Bay (Melbourne)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bolles (Jacksonville) (52.4), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (33.3), Merritt Island (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (-0.2), Jensen Beach (11.3), Bayside (Palm Bay) (11.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (28.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1617
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%