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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%