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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Tom Olson
League: A District 1
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
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
Ryan Schomer 6'5" 225 Senior DE 4.9
M.J. Montgomery 6'2" 225 Senior DE 4.9
Connor Clayton 5'10" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Logan Strom 6'7" 240 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.2
2016 National Rank: #3825
2016 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2017 National Rank: #5879
2017 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4776
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 72-65 (37-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.2
2016 Points Against Average: 22.7
2016 Differential: +11.5
2016 Wins: #5367 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (28-21), #6841 North Star (Lincoln) (27-13), #7219 Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (45-16), #9914 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (42-14), #11011 Omaha South (Omaha) (58-6), #11723 Fremont (45-8)
2016 Losses: #262 Bellevue West (Bellevue) (55-28), #1836 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (35-31), #2127 Burke (Omaha) (38-21), #2558 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (21-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-51
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 2), 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lincoln East (Lincoln), 8/31 at Fremont, 9/7 Burke (Omaha), 9/15 at North Star (Lincoln), 9/22 Bellevue West (Bellevue), 9/29 Bellevue East (Bellevue), 10/6 at Omaha South (Omaha), 10/13 at Omaha Northwest (Omaha), 10/20 Omaha Westside (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue West (Bellevue) (55), Burke (Omaha) (31.1), Omaha Westside (Omaha) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-14.6), Fremont (-13.3), Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (-10.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (13.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4912
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%