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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jeff Cortez
League: 5A Region 4 (moving from 5A Region 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Williams 5'11" 170 Junior QB 4.69
Tyler Dutton 5'10" 195 Senior TB/LB 4.6
Preston Adams 5'9" 165 Junior SS/SB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Lines

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -6.7
2016 National Rank: #9016
2016 State Rank: #205
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2017 National Rank: #7919
2017 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4976
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 53-99 (23-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 13.4
2016 Points Against Average: 33.5
2016 Differential: -20.1
2016 Wins: #9054 Pigeon Forge (20-17), #9984 Clinton (20-17), #11671 Loudon (21-7)
2016 Losses: #413 Farragut (Knoxville) (69-7), #1347 Rhea County (Evensville) (45-7), #2287 McMinn County (Athens) (42-21), #2550 Oak Ridge (45-8), #2975 Campbell County (Jacksboro) (41-3), #4961 Blount [William] (Maryville) (28-3), #9869 King's Academy (Seymour) (35-21), #10047 Karns (Knoxville) (22-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-63
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Blount [William] (Maryville), 8/25 at Loudon, 9/1 Soddy Daisy, 9/8 Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville), 9/15 at Rhea County (Evensville), 9/22 at Powell, 9/29 Walker Valley (Cleveland), 10/6 at Stone Memorial (Crossville), 10/20 Red Bank (Chattanooga), 10/27 at Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Knoxville Catholic (Knoxville) (38.5), Rhea County (Evensville) (35.2), Walker Valley (Cleveland) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Loudon (-19.2), Powell (-0.6), Blount [William] (Maryville) (0.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (13.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4040
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%