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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Shane Hedrick
League: 5A Mid-Willamette
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Pet Mendazona Senior QB
Isaiah Abraham Senior WR/FS
Braden Fuszek Senior C

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Marlon Tuipulotu 6'2" 295 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Established Culture Of Success, Very Good Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Two Graduated RBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.4
2016 National Rank: #3987
2016 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2017 National Rank: #4564
2017 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3626
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 112-46 [113-45 on the field] (57-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28
2016 Points Against Average: 26.7
2016 Differential: +1.3
2016 Wins: #2229 Dallas (21-20), #4618 Redmond (42-36), #5582 South Albany (Albany) (35-28), #6025 Sandy (38-7), #6753 Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (27-20), #7628 Corvallis (20-17), #9577 Glencoe (Hillsboro) (50-26)
2016 Losses: #1204 Lebanon (32-6), #2383 Wilsonville (56-34), #3817 Silverton (28-25), #5503 Bend (26-24), #5582 Mountain View (Bend) (24-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-47
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Oregon West), 2010 (4A Oregon West), 2009 (4A Val-Co), 2008 (4A Val-Co), 2007 (4A Val-Co), 2005 (3A Val-Co), 2004 (3A Val-Co)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Bend, 9/8 Mountain View (Bend), 9/15 Glencoe (Hillsboro), 9/22 at South Albany (Albany), 9/29 at Dallas, 10/6 Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 10/12 Lebanon, 10/20 at Silverton, 10/27 Corvallis
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lebanon (36.4), Silverton (23), Dallas (17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Glencoe (Hillsboro) (-14.5), Bend (1.6), Mountain View (Bend) (6.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (13.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3481
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%