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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White/Black
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D.J. Johnson 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.63
Cole McGuire 5'9" 195 Senior QB/DB 4.64
Will Loggan 6'2" 195 Senior TE 4.99

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Walter Haire 6'3" 225 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Returning Offense, Great Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Must Get Stronger To Compete In Conference

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.7
2016 National Rank: #2245
2016 State Rank: #49
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35
2017 National Rank: #1103
2017 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.5
Dynasty National Rank: #926
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 49-101 (26-72 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.6
2016 Points Against Average: 39.3
2016 Differential: -20.7
2016 Wins: #3116 Pike (Indianapolis) (42-35)
2016 Losses: #27 Center Grove (Greenwood) (51-14), #41 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (45-3), #61 Carmel (48-22), #65 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (56-20), #368 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (31-7), #382 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (21-17), #382 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (43-13), #660 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (35-27), #919 Fishers (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-49
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Fishers, 8/25 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers), 9/1 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 9/8 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/15 Center Grove (Greenwood), 9/22 at Carmel, 9/29 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 10/6 at Pike (Indianapolis), 10/13 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (73.8), Carmel (65.1), Warren Central (Indianapolis) (63.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pike (Indianapolis) (26.3), Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (32.2), Fishers (41.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.1 (51.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 51.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #25
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%