GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Clifford Story
League: 2A Region 5
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Anquaevious Pollard 6'6" 195 Senior 4.7
Jawon Howell 6'1" 195 4.6
Baraskious Dowdell 6'2" 245 Senior 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Travon Mathis 6'3" 240 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: OL
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.4
2016 National Rank: #3788
2016 State Rank: #95
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2017 National Rank: #2760
2017 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6608
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 87-65 (56-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 45
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: +22.7
2016 Wins: #4416 Tanner (48-42), #8606 Notasulga (61-25), #9119 West End (Walnut Grove) (53-14), #9781 Horseshoe Bend (New Site) (39-17), #9965 Reeltown (Notasulga) (41-0), #10029 Valley (26-0), #10066 Gaston (Gadsden) (68-13), #11984 Ranburne (55-7), #12113 Fayetteville (Sylacauga) (48-26), #13189 Woodland (56-13), #13541 Vincent (58-13)
2016 Losses: #979 Handley (Roanoke) (43-31), #1318 Fyffe (33-20), #4517 LaFayette (66-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-74
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (2A Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Valley, 9/1 Notasulga, 9/8 at Horseshoe Bend (New Site), 9/15 Vincent, 9/22 at Reeltown (Notasulga), 9/29 at Handley (Roanoke), 10/6 Fayetteville (Sylacauga), 10/13 at Ranburne, 10/20 at Woodland, 10/27 LaFayette
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Handley (Roanoke) (26.9), LaFayette (3.9), Notasulga (0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland (-31.8), Vincent (-28.7), Fayetteville (Sylacauga) (-27.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (-0.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #279
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10983
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%