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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Ben Johnson
League: 2A Intermountain
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Church 6'2" 280 Senior DT/OL
Josh Reeder 6'0" 220 Senior DE/OL
Cameran Schaal 6'1" 220 Senior OLB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.4
2016 National Rank: #4842
2016 State Rank: #58
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.9
2017 National Rank: #5044
2017 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6129
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 77-72 (50-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.3
2016 Points Against Average: 12.8
2016 Differential: +15.5
2016 Wins: #5059 Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (23-8), #8264 Faith Christian (Arvada) (14-7), #8295 Alamosa (28-6), #9233 Basalt (42-7), #9553 Gunnison (41-0), #11251 Moffat County (Craig) (50-13), #12355 Pagosa Springs (42-0), #13769 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (42-6)
2016 Losses: #2665 Palisade (41-17), #3410 Bayfield (23-7), #3596 Kent Denver (Englewood) (21-14), #3778 Durango (21-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-48
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Western Slope)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Durango, 9/8 Moffat County (Craig), 9/15 at Basalt, 9/22 Palisade, 9/29 Pagosa Springs, 10/6 at Alamosa, 10/12 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez), 10/20 at Bayfield, 10/27 Gunnison
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Durango (20.9), Palisade (16.3), Bayfield (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (-41.1), Gunnison (-19.9), Moffat County (Craig) (-17.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (2.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9336
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%