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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Silver/Black
Coach: Joe Aznarez
League: 4A Sunset - Northwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Bellinger 6'6" 205 TE/LB 4.8
Chamere Thomas 6'0" 170 RB/DB 4.6
Jonathan Carpenter 6'1" 225 OL/DL 5.0

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Thornton 6'5" 220 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.5
2016 National Rank: #4373
2016 State Rank: #20
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.6
2017 National Rank: #4479
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #745
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 132-41 (70-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.2
2016 Points Against Average: 27.7
2016 Differential: -8.5
2016 Wins: #4327 Centennial (Las Vegas) (48-20), #4802 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (24-9), #8919 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (40-13)
2016 Losses: #1 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (59-0), #391 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (28-7), #1538 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (45-14), #1963 Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (26-21), #2417 Foothill (Henderson) (21-14), #4126 Las Vegas (28-7), #4595 Green Valley (Henderson) (28-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-41
Recent State Championships: 2004
Recent League Championships: 2013 (I Sunset - Northwest), 2011 (Sunset - Northwest), 2010 (Sunset - Northwest), 2008 (Sunset - Northwest), 2007 (Sunset - Northwest), 2004 (Sunset Northwest), 2003 (Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 8/31 Foothill (Henderson), 9/8 Legacy (North Las Vegas), 9/23 at Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas), 9/28 Del Sol (Las Vegas), 10/6 Arbor View (Las Vegas), 10/13 at Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas), 10/20 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 10/26 at Centennial (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arbor View (Las Vegas) (48), Legacy (North Las Vegas) (34.2), Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (-5.8), Del Sol (Las Vegas) (-1.2), Centennial (Las Vegas) (0.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (34.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2265
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%