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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Will Babb
League: 4A West Valley (moving from III Section IX)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Veal 6'1" 190 Senior WR 4.6
Nathan Torres 6'3" 250 Senior OL 5.3
Zack Bingham 6'1" 200 DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2015 National Rank: #6084
2015 State Rank: #92
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -1.7
2016 National Rank: #8225
2016 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2334
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8
Dynasty Record: 105-46 (58-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 24.2
2015 Points Against Average: 32.1
2015 Differential: -7.9
2015 Wins: #2691 Mingus (Cottonwood) (34-21), #8571 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (21-14), #10400 Buena (Sierra Vista) (52-0), #11572 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (38-20)
2015 Losses: #376 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (69-25), #599 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (42-7), #1176 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (50-18), #1615 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (33-3), #3894 Cactus (Glendale) (35-14), #6875 Ironwood (Glendale) (37-30)
2015 Opponents W-L: 72-43
Recent League Championships: 2013 (III Section I), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004 (5A Desert West), 2003 (5A Desert West)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/30/15 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (21-14), 8/26/16 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (38-14), 9/2/16 Coronado (Scottsdale) (42-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear), 9/2 Coronado (Scottsdale), 9/9 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/16 at Buckeye, 9/23 Dysart (El Mirage), 9/30 Cactus (Glendale), 10/7 at Greenway (Phoenix), 10/14 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/28 Moon Valley (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (52), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48.5), Cactus (Glendale) (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greenway (Phoenix) (-7.6), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-1.5), Dysart (El Mirage) (1.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2842
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%