GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Van Smith
League: 3A Big Eight
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #19
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Payton Wilson 6'4" 225 Senior LB/RB 4.5
Marvante Beasley 6'0" 195 Senior RB 4.4
Ryan Sellers 6'2" 215 Senior DE 4.8
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Stone Edwards 6'4" 240 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism, WR Height, Fast/Stingy Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lost All 5 OL Starters To Graduation
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.5
2016 National Rank: #2281
2016 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.8
2017 National Rank: #1881
2017 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5681
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.1
Dynasty Record: 98-76 (50-32 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 4.5
2016 Differential: +27.7
2016 Wins: #4349 Southern (Durham) (49-7), #5823 Northern (Durham) (21-13), #6025 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (48-7), #6287 Northwood (Pittsboro) (19-3), #7076 Person (Roxboro) (35-3), #7329 Riverside (Durham) (14-0), #7996 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (42-3), #8674 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (37-9), #10125 Northern Vance (Henderson) (14-0), #12113 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (42-0), #12204 Chapel Hill (42-0), #13234 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (48-0)
2016 Losses: #766 Havelock (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-86
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 2A/1A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 8/25 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington), 9/8 at Rolesville, 9/15 at Riverside (Durham), 9/29 at Southern (Durham), 10/6 Northern (Durham), 10/13 at Hillside (Durham), 10/20 Northwood (Pittsboro), 10/27 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 11/3 Chapel Hill
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hillside (Durham) (32.2), Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (29.4), Northwood (Pittsboro) (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chapel Hill (-15.7), Rolesville (-6.4), Northern (Durham) (0.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 (3.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5448
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%