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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Cardinal/White/Blue
Coach: Clint Woodfin
League: 7A Region 4
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Freddie Carodine 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.67
Hayes Payne 5'10" 185 Senior S 4.87
Colby Collins 6'0" 200 Senior OLB 4.92

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Payton Carter 6'3" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Disciplined, Hard-Working, Fast Pace
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24.2
2014 National Rank: #2730
2014 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 22.7
2015 National Rank: #2838
2015 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1714
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 76-61 (55-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2014 Points For Average: 22.6
2014 Points Against Average: 31.5
2014 Differential: -8.9
2014 Wins: #1274 Clemens [James] (Madison) (35-34), #1681 Deshler (Tuscumbia) (36-6), #2255 Mountain Brook (Birmingham) (22-21), #5292 Sparkman (Harvest) (25-24), #7715 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (42-22)
2014 Losses: #204 Florence (50-20), #412 Gadsden City (Gadsden) (35-14), #738 Jones [Bob] (Madison) (42-21), #1356 Buckhorn (New Market) (42-6), #1770 Hazel Green (42-12), #2650 Austin (Decatur) (28-16)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-59
Recent League Championships: 2008 (6A Region 8), 2003 (5A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Sparkman (Harvest) (48-34)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Deshler (Tuscumbia), 8/28 at Mountain Brook (Birmingham), 9/4 Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville), 9/11 Buckhorn (New Market), 9/18 Sparkman (Harvest), 9/25 at Austin (Decatur), 10/2 at Gadsden City (Gadsden), 10/8 Hazel Green, 10/16 at Jones [Bob] (Madison), 10/23 at Clemens [James] (Madison), 10/29 Florence
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden City (Gadsden) (49.3), Jones [Bob] (Madison) (45.3), Buckhorn (New Market) (42.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grissom [Virgil I.] (Huntsville) (-1.7), Sparkman (Harvest) (13.8), Deshler (Tuscumbia) (22.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #556
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%