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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Todd Quick
League: 6A Region II District 12
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Savon Fields 5'8" 160 Senior S 4.5
Malik Jackson 5'9" 165 Senior WR 4.5
Breylon Garcia 6'4" 220 Junior WR 4.55

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dhailon Phillips 6'3" 195 Senior WR
Kordell Rodgers 5'11" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, WR
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39
2016 National Rank: #802
2016 State Rank: #105
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 36.3
2017 National Rank: #995
2017 State Rank: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 43.3
Dynasty National Rank: #146
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7
Dynasty Record: 124-42 (71-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 43.9
2016 Points Against Average: 35.5
2016 Differential: +8.4
2016 Wins: #587 Longview (35-24), #1800 Montgomery (40-21), #2215 Oak Ridge (Conroe) (31-21), #2775 Nacogdoches (42-28), #3795 Conroe (34-21), #4913 College Park (The Woodlands) (58-17), Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico) (35-7)
2016 Losses: #29 The Woodlands (63-42), #218 Tyler [John] (Tyler) (50-49), #509 West Brook (Beaumont) (70-63), #722 Parkway (Bossier City, LA) (69-54)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-43
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 14), 2011 (5A Region II District 14), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Region II District 14), 2007 (5A Region II District 15), 2006 (5A Region II District 15), 2005 (5A Region II District 14), 2004 (5A Region II District 14), 2003 (5A Region II District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Longview, 9/8 Nacogdoches, 9/15 Tyler [John] (Tyler), 9/22 Prepa Tech (Monterrey, Mexico), 9/29 at College Park (The Woodlands), 10/6 The Woodlands, 10/20 at West Brook (Beaumont), 10/27 Oak Ridge (Conroe), 11/3 at Conroe, 11/10 Montgomery
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: The Woodlands (68.8), Tyler [John] (Tyler) (57), West Brook (Beaumont) (49.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: College Park (The Woodlands) (1.6), Conroe (14.4), Nacogdoches (18.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7 (38.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #385
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%