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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Jeff Starks
League: 2A Region 5
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ricky Dunlap 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.8
Brady Reed 6'1" 195 Senior QB/DB 4.8
Hunter Jones 6'0" 220 Senior OL/DE 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -25.5
2016 National Rank: #12426
2016 State Rank: #176
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -18
2017 National Rank: #11151
2017 State Rank: #159
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12429
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 74-75-1 (56-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 13.6
2016 Points Against Average: 35.1
2016 Differential: -21.5
2016 Wins: #12246 Perryville (14-7), #12896 Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (20-14), #13757 Poyen (28-6)
2016 Losses: #3536 England (63-0), #5746 Hector (50-6), #6650 Atkins (47-16), #6804 Conway Christian (Conway) (45-0), #10087 Mayflower (48-24), #11485 Quitman (36-20), #11794 Magnet Cove (Malvern) (35-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-48
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Perryville, 9/8 Atkins, 9/15 at Mayflower, 9/22 at Quitman, 9/29 England, 10/6 at Hector, 10/13 Poyen, 10/20 Magnet Cove (Malvern), 10/27 at Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park), 11/2 Conway Christian (Conway)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Christian (Conway) (11.9), England (6.5), Hector (-3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Poyen (-33.6), Cutter-Morning Star (Hot Springs National Park) (-33.2), Quitman (-26)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11476
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%