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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Brandon Clark
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Evan Clark 6'3.5" 265 Senior OL 4.95
Michael Littleton 6'4" 210 Senior TE 4.5
Brody Kooser 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kenyon Tabor 6'4" 215 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 Returning OL Starters From State Championship Team
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Only 1 Returning Defensive Starter

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 62.2
2016 National Rank: #61
2016 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 54
2017 National Rank: #205
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #745
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.7
Dynasty Record: 110-49 (47-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 48.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.2
2016 Differential: +35.9
2016 Wins: #178 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (17-14), #676 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (49-21), #761 Goddard (35-6), #1101 Hutchinson (46-20), #1101 Hutchinson (40-7), #2025 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (49-13), #2639 Northwest (Wichita) (65-28), #4189 Maize (52-7), #5801 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (53-0), #6070 Eisenhower (Goddard) (55-20), #6823 South (Salina) (56-7), #10250 Central (Salina) (46-16), #12734 North (Wichita) (62-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-58
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 23
Streak List: 9/25/15 Hutchinson (49-14), 10/2/15 Newton (57-0), 10/9/15 South (Salina) (62-30), 10/16/15 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (54-14), 10/23/15 South (Wichita) (51-13), 10/30/15 West (Wichita) (56-28), 11/6/15 Topeka (52-21), 11/13/15 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (46-27), 11/20/15 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (35-14), 11/28/15 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (27-14), 9/2/16 Eisenhower (Goddard) (55-20), 9/9/16 Goddard (35-6), 9/16/16 Maize (52-7), 9/23/16 Hutchinson (46-20), 9/30/16 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (49-13), 10/7/16 Central (Salina) (46-16), 10/14/16 South (Salina) (56-7), 10/21/16 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (53-0), 10/28/16 North (Wichita) (62-0), 11/4/16 Northwest (Wichita) (65-28), 11/11/16 Hutchinson (40-7), 11/18/16 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (49-21), 11/26/16 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (17-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Eisenhower (Goddard), 9/8 at Goddard, 9/15 Maize, 9/22 Hutchinson, 9/29 Bishop Carroll (Wichita), 10/6 at Central (Salina), 10/13 South (Salina), 10/20 at Haysville Campus (Wichita)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Goddard (44), Hutchinson (29.6), Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (22.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Salina) (-2.6), Eisenhower (Goddard) (7), South (Salina) (7.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (23.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2494
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%