Independent (Wichita, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jeff Boone League: Central Plains Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Luke Boline 6'3" 175 Senior QB Garnett Tate 5'9" 190 Senior RB/LB Aaron Brown 5'7" 170 Junior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters From First Playoff Team School Has Had, Good Number Of Athletic Players Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Must Replace 2 All-League Offensive Weapons RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -3.8 2015 National Rank: #8824 2015 State Rank: #143 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2016 Starting Power Rating: -1.3 2016 National Rank: #8140 2016 State Rank: #130 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #11392 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4 Dynasty Record: 37-85 (30-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 25.5 2015 Points Against Average: 30.5 2015 Differential: -5 2015 Wins: #7788 Cheney (17-13), #13001 Douglass (48-14), #13407 Bluestem (Leon) (57-0), #13988 Belle Plaine (51-6) 2015 Losses: #674 Collegiate (Wichita) (63-14), #1393 Halstead (48-0), #3355 Garden Plain (42-7), #6985 Conway Springs (33-12), #7297 Trinity Academy (Wichita) (31-27), #7618 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (43-27), #7788 Cheney (42-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 69-44 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony), 9/9 at Conway Springs, 9/16 at Trinity Academy (Wichita), 9/23 Garden Plain, 9/30 at Kingman, 10/14 at Bluestem (Leon), 10/21 Douglass, 10/27 at Belle Plaine Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Garden Plain (13.7), Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (Anthony) (11.5), Conway Springs (10.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bluestem (Leon) (-36.1), Belle Plaine (-31.7), Douglass (-24) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (3.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9879 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%