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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: #13

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22
2015 National Rank: #3097
2015 State Rank: #87
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23
2016 National Rank: #2791
2016 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2746
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 122-45 (68-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 28
2015 Points Against Average: 19.9
2015 Differential: +8.1
2015 Wins: #5135 Swain County (Bryson City) (24-14), #5494 Tuscola (Waynesville) (35-21), #5483 North Henderson (Hendersonville) (28-12), #5576 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (29-0), #5685 Murphy (34-14), #5823 Pisgah (Canton) (21-7), #5896 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (31-7), #7883 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (21-7), #10803 Brevard (35-13), #11252 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (49-34)
2015 Losses: #394 Monroe (50-7), #2762 Asheville (34-20), #3530 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (40-35), #4390 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (26-23)
2015 Opponents W-L: 102-73
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (3A/2A Conference 1), 2011 (3A/2A WNC), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/26/16 Murphy (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Asheville, 8/26 at Murphy, 9/9 at Swain County (Bryson City), 9/16 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville), 9/23 Brevard, 9/30 at Pisgah (Canton), 10/7 Smoky Mountain (Sylva), 10/14 at North Henderson (Hendersonville), 10/20 East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 10/28 at West Henderson (Hendersonville), 11/4 Tuscola (Waynesville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (28.5), Asheville (28.4), West Henderson (Hendersonville) (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (-26.5), Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-7.8), Brevard (-4.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 (13 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5603
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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