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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Erin Beck
League: Western
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Koy Brack 6'2" 175 Junior QB
Aaron Clark 6'8" 300 Senior T
Pablo Martinez 6'1" 190 Junior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Lost Many Key Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.1
2016 National Rank: #2332
2016 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2017 National Rank: #2948
2017 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1520
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 88-52 (40-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 38.8
2016 Points Against Average: 22.7
2016 Differential: +16.1
2016 Wins: #2639 Northwest (Wichita) (58-47), #2874 Valley Center (28-24), #3834 Dodge City (34-27), #4305 Andover (16-7), #6914 West (Wichita) (42-21), #7488 Hays (35-14), #7506 Liberal (49-7), #9035 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (57-13), #9535 East (Wichita) (41-10), #10125 West (Topeka) (70-31)
2016 Losses: #761 Goddard (50-21), #2036 Garden City (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic), 2008 (Western Athletic), 2007 (Western Athletic), 2006 (Western Athletic), 2005 (Western Athletic), 2004 (Western Athletic), 2003 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 9/8 at Hays, 9/15 Northwest (Wichita), 9/22 at Dodge City, 9/29 West (Wichita), 10/6 East (Wichita), 10/13 Liberal, 10/20 at Garden City
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Wichita) (30.8), Garden City (23.1), Dodge City (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East (Wichita) (-0.8), Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (0.1), Liberal (2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 (13.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4127
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%