Newberry (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Richard Vester League: 3A Region 1 (moving from 1A District 7) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chris Washington 6'1" 245 Senior LB/FB 4.7 Tanner Fowler 6'0" 190 Senior ATH/SS 4.5 Tresell Curtis 5'7" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.5 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Ja'len Parks 6'3" 285 Senior DT Cory Durden 6'4" 315 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Offensive Players, Speed Team Weaknesses: Young Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.9 2016 National Rank: #2081 2016 State Rank: #126 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.9 2017 National Rank: #1753 2017 State Rank: #112 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4295 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7 Dynasty Record: 80-69 (33-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 33.3 2016 Points Against Average: 14.5 2016 Differential: +18.8 2016 Wins: #3596 Taylor County (Perry) (60-22), #4377 Dixie County (Cross City) (24-20), #5162 Williston (30-14), #5268 Union County (Lake Butler) (40-22), #6204 Santa Fe (Alachua) (22-6), #7759 Eastside (Gainesville) (35-7), #9080 Chiefland (42-0), #9914 Branford (28-0) 2016 Losses: #453 Pahokee (35-34), #1888 Trenton (19-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-46 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2B District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Santa Fe (Alachua), 9/1 vs Madison County (Madison), 9/15 vs Eastside (Gainesville), 9/22 vs Williston, 9/29 vs Union County (Lake Butler), 10/6 vs Trenton, 10/13 vs Dixie County (Cross City), 10/20 vs Taylor County (Perry), 10/27 vs Fort White Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison County (Madison) (46), Taylor County (Perry) (24), Trenton (23.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside (Gainesville) (2), Dixie County (Cross City) (7.6), Santa Fe (Alachua) (10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (16.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2265 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |