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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Richard Vester
League: 1A District 7
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'len Parks 6'4.5" 295 Senior DT/OL 4.98
Cory Durden 6'5" 310 Senior OL/DT 5.17
Gary Mitchell 6'1" 215 Senior MLB/TE 5.09

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Neal 6'4" 190 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Strength On Lines, Work-Ethic, Players Have Ability To Embrace Change
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.6
2015 National Rank: #3740
2015 State Rank: #238
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2016 National Rank: #2504
2016 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4750
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14
Dynasty Record: 72-67 (29-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 25
2015 Points Against Average: 17.7
2015 Differential: +7.3
2015 Wins: #1042 Santa Fe (Alachua) (21-12), #6492 Williston (17-8), #7238 Eastside (Gainesville) (34-14), #8144 Chiefland (39-0), #11317 Branford (44-0), #13268 Bronson (46-0)
2015 Losses: #87 Trenton (54-6), #1312 Dixie County (Cross City) (31-14), #2663 Taylor County (Perry) (19-16), #3433 Union County (Lake Butler) (39-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-52
Recent League Championships: 2007 (2B District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Santa Fe (Alachua) (22-6), 9/3/16 Eastside (Gainesville) (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Santa Fe (Alachua), 9/3 at Eastside (Gainesville), 9/9 Union County (Lake Butler), 9/16 at Williston, 9/23 Chiefland, 9/30 Branford, 10/14 Trenton, 10/21 at Dixie County (Cross City), 11/4 Taylor County (Perry)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trenton (58.7), Dixie County (Cross City) (37), Santa Fe (Alachua) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Branford (-9.1), Chiefland (-7.6), Eastside (Gainesville) (-5.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2726
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%