GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Ty Weems
League: 3A Region 5 (moving from 3A Region 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jervon Jennings 6'0" 175 Junior RB 4.59
Kevin Walker 6'0" 345 Senior DL 5.6
J.J. Foster 6'2" 195 Junior LB 5.03
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
D.D. Bowie 6'1" 170 Senior WR
Freddie Hartz 6'2" 230 Senior ILB
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.2
2016 National Rank: #5498
2016 State Rank: #116
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.6
2017 National Rank: #6449
2017 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4537
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 96-68 (52-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37.3
2016 Points Against Average: 29.3
2016 Differential: +8
2016 Wins: #1122 Raleigh (47-46), #5877 Magee (58-52), #8317 Jefferson County (Fayette) (48-28), #9272 Raymond (38-28), #9423 Crystal Springs (36-6), #10583 Pelahatchie (56-33), #11366 St. Andrews Episcopal (Ridgeland) (42-10), #13941 McLaurin (Florence) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #2417 Florence (35-25), #2652 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (37-0), #3325 Forest (27-14), #5162 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (49-42)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-71
Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A Region 6), 2013 (3A Region 6), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Lanier (Jackson), 8/25 Scott Central (Forest), 9/2 vs Bay Springs, 9/8 vs Raymond, 9/15 at Collins, 9/15 at Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL), 9/15 Newton, 9/22 Pelahatchie, 9/29 Kemper County (DeKalb), 10/6 Choctaw Central (Philadelphia), 10/13 Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/20 vs Forest, 10/27 at Kosciusko
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) (37.7), Kemper County (DeKalb) (28.7), Forest (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lanier (Jackson) (-16.4), Raymond (-16.3), Choctaw Central (Philadelphia) (-14.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (4.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5143
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%