GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Battle Holley
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Hall 6'0" 180 Junior QB/DB 4.5
Tony Mckenzie 5'10" 195 Senior LB 4.8
Jaylen Thomas 6'1" 185 Junior RB/DB 4.5
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Johnson Sloan 6'6" 315 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Leadership
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.3
2015 National Rank: #3798
2015 State Rank: #114
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.6
2016 National Rank: #3003
2016 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3556
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 112-54 (60-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 32.3
2015 Points Against Average: 19.4
2015 Differential: +12.9
2015 Wins: #3066 Northside (Jacksonville) (32-28), #4317 Croatan (Newport) (34-7), #6879 North Brunswick (Leland) (28-15), #7565 White Oak (Jacksonville) (44-8), #9717 Dixon (Holly Ridge) (28-0), #9961 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (14-0), #10423 Franklinton (48-22), #11946 Richlands (51-0), #12084 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (65-34), #14124 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (69-13)
2015 Losses: #1045 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (45-0), #1859 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (28-0), #2233 Bunn (36-29), #4317 Croatan (Newport) (35-10)
2015 Opponents W-L: 93-81
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2006 (East Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 White Oak (Jacksonville) (58-13)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/20 at Richlands, 8/26 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 9/1 White Oak (Jacksonville), 9/9 at Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 9/16 North Lenoir (LaGrange), 9/23 at South Lenoir (Deep Run), 10/7 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 10/14 at Dixon (Holly Ridge), 10/21 at Northside (Jacksonville), 10/28 at Croatan (Newport), 11/4 North Brunswick (Leland)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (38), Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (35.3), Croatan (Newport) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-33.7), Richlands (-27.3), Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (-14.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (4.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7730
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%