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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Randell Bennett
League: Pequot - Sassacus (moving from Pequot - Sassacus North)
Playoff Division: S
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dianta Highsmith 6'1" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.65
Kittrell Lauray 5'11" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.7
Matt Wolak 6'0" 220 Senior C/ILB 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Offensive Starters Return From Semi-Final Team, 4 OL Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Run Defense Lost 5 Senior Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19.7
2016 National Rank: #3192
2016 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.9
2017 National Rank: #3814
2017 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6196
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18
Dynasty Record: 18-4 (7-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.5
2016 Points Against Average: 13.2
2016 Differential: +25.3
2016 Wins: #3735 Bloomfield (28-14), #4464 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (48-26), #8039 Ellington (34-0), #9102 Morgan (Clinton) (37-7), #10113 North Branford (63-6), #11334 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (28-8), #11639 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (33-0), #12796 Granby Memorial (Granby) (49-14), #13234 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (55-0), #14350 Canton (53-6)
2016 Losses: #1006 Ansonia (49-28), #1786 Rocky Hill (28-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-55
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Pequot - Sassacus North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Rockville (Vernon), 9/15 North Branford, 9/22 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 9/28 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 10/7 at Coginchaug Regional/Hale Ray (Durham), 10/20 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/27 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 11/3 at Morgan (Clinton), 11/11 at Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 11/23 at Rocky Hill
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Hill (32.1), Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (6.3), Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (-29.8), Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (-25.3), Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (-21.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 (0.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9847
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%