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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Old Gold
Coach: Mark Brown
League: 3A District 2
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jay Becherer 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Kendric Williams 6'0" 205 Senior LB/TE
Tyler Durbin 6'0" 170 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning, Most Of Offense Is Back, Much Improved OL
Team Weaknesses: Size, Roster Size, Lost 2 Defensive Leaders

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.5
2016 National Rank: #3587
2016 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25
2017 National Rank: #2286
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6129
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 98-72 (36-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.7
2016 Differential: +20.4
2016 Wins: #5120 Caldwell County (Princeton) (35-10), #6204 Glasgow (51-13), #6594 Adair County (Columbia) (35-12), #6781 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah) (47-13), #10321 Larue County (Hodgenville) (39-19), #10849 Marion County (Lebanon) (41-6), #10981 Fort Campbell (49-0), #11146 Edmonson County (Brownsville) (52-29), #11366 North Oldham (Goshen) (39-3), #12446 Hart County (Munfordville) (49-6)
2016 Losses: #1851 Central (Louisville) (21-14), #3908 Bardstown (27-13), #4985 North Hardin (Radcliff) (27-12), #6159 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (20-15)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-82
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2004 (2A District 3), 2003 (2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Franklin-Simpson (Franklin), 9/2 North Hardin (Radcliff), 9/8 at Christian Academy (Louisville), 9/15 Bardstown, 9/22 at Edmonson County (Brownsville), 9/29 Hart County (Munfordville), 10/6 at Adair County (Columbia), 10/13 Larue County (Hodgenville), 10/20 Nelson [Thomas] (Bardstown), 10/27 at Glasgow
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Academy (Louisville) (40.9), Franklin-Simpson (Franklin) (28), North Hardin (Radcliff) (8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hart County (Munfordville) (-23.4), Nelson [Thomas] (Bardstown) (-18.3), Edmonson County (Brownsville) (-13.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6991
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%