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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Patrick Kane
League: Colonial (moving from 5A Conference 11)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mateo Jackson 6'1" 205 Junior LB
Naisir Hines 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Kahari Edmundson 6'3" 310 Senior G

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sulaiman Kamara 6'1" 295 Senior DT
Sylvester Mayers 5'6" 145 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, All-Conference K returns
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 59.2
2015 National Rank: #103
2015 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 46.1
2016 National Rank: #437
2016 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36.1
Dynasty National Rank: #378
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 130-23 (75-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 12-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.4
2015 Points Against Average: 11.9
2015 Differential: +25.5
2015 Wins: #43 Highland Springs (21-20), #427 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (51-12), #1142 Henrico (Richmond) (37-6), #1889 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (37-13), #2072 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (28-0), #2501 Varina (Richmond) (28-0), #3035 Manchester (Midlothian) (44-25), #3947 Tucker [J. R.] (Henrico) (42-16), #5377 Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond) (34-7), #8561 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (44-0), #8838 Marshall [John] (Richmond) (42-6), #9390 Glen Allen (43-8)
2015 Losses: #43 Highland Springs (42-35)
2015 Opponents W-L: 85-63
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Conference 11), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Conference 11), 2013 (5A Conference 11), 2012 (AAA Colonial), 2011 (AAA Colonial), 2010 (AAA Colonial), 2009 (AAA Colonial), 2008 (Colonial AAA), 2007 (Colonial AAA), 2004 (Colonial AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (41-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Highland Springs, 9/2 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/16 at Varina (Richmond), 9/23 Tucker [J. R.] (Henrico), 9/30 Marshall [John] (Richmond), 10/7 at Deep Run (Glen Allen), 10/14 Manchester (Midlothian), 10/21 at Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond), 10/28 at Glen Allen, 11/4 at Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Springs (71.6), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (30.2), Manchester (Midlothian) (29.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall [John] (Richmond) (-11.5), Deep Run (Glen Allen) (-4.3), Glen Allen (-1.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (30.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2328
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%