GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brandon Joggerst
League: Southwestern
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Mason Hewitt 6'1" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.5
Malik Giddens 6'3" 265 Senior OL 4.8
Christian Perez 6'3" 185 Junior QB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kentrail Moran 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Tucker McCann 6'1" 185 Senior K 4.9
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Offensively, Return QB/4 OL
Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace LBs/Ss
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2015 National Rank: #2794
2015 State Rank: #104
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24
2016 National Rank: #2627
2016 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1617
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 84-51 (60-31 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 20.2
2015 Points Against Average: 22.7
2015 Differential: -2.5
2015 Wins: #2550 Belleville East (Belleville) (38-28), #4419 East St. Louis (2-0), #4487 Collinsville (22-6), #8430 Alton (42-7), #9665 Granite City (42-12)
2015 Losses: #217 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (55-17), #627 Benet Academy (Lisle) (41-3), #850 Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale) (41-14), #1021 Edwardsville (24-10), #2720 Belleville West (Belleville) (13-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-45
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Normal West (Normal) (48-35)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Hazelwood Central (Florissant, MO), 9/2 Normal West (Normal), 9/9 Belleville West (Belleville), 9/16 at Edwardsville, 9/23 Alton, 9/30 Granite City, 10/7 at Collinsville, 10/14 Belleville East (Belleville), 10/21 at East St. Louis
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Edwardsville (37.2), Hazelwood Central (Florissant, MO) (30.7), Belleville West (Belleville) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Granite City (-15.2), Alton (-7.9), Belleville East (Belleville) (15.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (27.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2648
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%