GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Battle Holley
League: 2A East Central
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Chris Benson 5'10" 180 FB 4.7
Jordan Mitchell 6'1" 205 Senior LB 4.75
Dorian Pickett 6'1" 215 Senior DE/TE 4.8
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Johnson Sloan 6'6" 315 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 3 OL, Lost Leading Tackler To Graduation, Special Teams Graduation Losses
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2016 National Rank: #1961
2016 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -11.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2017 National Rank: #1120
2017 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3256
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 125-56 (65-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.1
2016 Points Against Average: 7.5
2016 Differential: +32.6
2016 Wins: #1450 Northside (Jacksonville) (17-7), #3699 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (35-27), #5049 Roanoke Rapids (33-0), #5823 North Brunswick (Leland) (24-14), #6287 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (35-0), #8082 Croatan (Newport) (46-0), #9272 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (55-7), #10066 Kenan [James] (Warsaw) (44-0), #10210 Graham (77-0), #10303 Dixon (Holly Ridge) (42-0), #10440 Richlands (49-0), #10545 White Oak (Jacksonville) (58-13), #11283 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (72-14)
2016 Losses: #1054 Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (17-7), #1450 Northside (Jacksonville) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 102-85
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2006 (East Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/17 Richlands, 8/25 at Jacksonville, 8/31 at Ayden-Grifton (Ayden), 9/8 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 9/15 Ashley [Eugene] (Wilmington), 9/22 at Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 9/29 Spring Creek (Seven Springs), 10/6 Goldsboro, 10/13 at Midway (Dunn), 10/27 Kenan [James] (Warsaw), 11/3 at Clinton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (35.5), Clinton (31.5), Jacksonville (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Goldsboro (-36.4), Spring Creek (Seven Springs) (-20.7), Richlands (-19.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 (6.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8229
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%