GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Scarlet/Royal Blue
Coach: Reginald Samples
League: 6A Region I District 7
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #25
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Keshawn Johnson 6'1" 240 Senior LB
Terrance Newman 6'0" 300 Senior DT
Marcus Mosely 6'2" 250 Senior DE
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tre Siggers 5'8" 160 Senior WR
Jaylin Nelson 5'8" 185 Senior WR
Javion Adams 6'1" 300 Senior DT
Isaiah Upshaw 5'8" 150 Senior WR
Kamaron Holloway 6'2" 265 Senior OC
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Defensive Starters
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 53.2
2016 National Rank: #185
2016 State Rank: #24
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 51
2017 National Rank: #280
2017 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.4
Dynasty National Rank: #557
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 77-74 (51-42 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.2
2016 Differential: +12.3
2016 Wins: #503 Bowie (Arlington) (32-27), #676 Hebron (Carrollton) (52-7), #783 South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (30-9), #883 Plano East (Plano) (36-32), #993 Harker Heights (24-7), #1924 Grand Prairie (30-20), #3066 Skyline (Dallas) (31-14), #3325 Houston [Sam] (Arlington) (38-23), #4618 Irving (31-0), #4656 Nimitz (Irving) (28-7), #5582 MacArthur (Irving) (33-0)
2016 Losses: #9 DeSoto (41-17), #28 Allen (42-23), #36 Cedar Hill (54-50)
2016 Opponents W-L: 94-70
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 7), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Plano East (Plano), 9/8 Houston [Sam] (Arlington), 9/15 Skyline (Dallas), 9/28 Irving, 10/6 at Cedar Hill, 10/13 at Nimitz (Irving), 10/20 at South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), 10/27 at DeSoto, 11/3 MacArthur (Irving), 11/10 at Grand Prairie
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: DeSoto (77.3), Cedar Hill (68.7), South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie) (45.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: MacArthur (Irving) (10.6), Irving (12.3), Nimitz (Irving) (15.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6 (40.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #423
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%