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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Gold/Black/White
Coach: David Young
League: Bay
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Hangartner 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.8
Luke Denney 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL
Bryce Thomas 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Shane Irwin 6'4" 240 Senior WDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, DBs, QB
Team Weaknesses: RB, LBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2016 National Rank: #6210
2016 State Rank: #445
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7
2017 National Rank: #5692
2017 State Rank: #387
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4807
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 64-80-4 [63-81-4 on the field] (23-44-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 27.9
2016 Points Against Average: 12.7
2016 Differential: +15.2
2016 Wins: #8386 Inglewood (8-6), #10759 Torrance (35-17), #11707 Morningside (Inglewood) (38-8), #12414 Glenn [John] (Norwalk) (48-6), #13482 Centennial (Compton) (43-6), #14290 Beverly Hills (45-0), #14350 Sotomayor [Sonia M.] (Los Angeles) (48-6)
2016 Losses: #899 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (35-0), #1443 Redondo (Redondo Beach) (22-7), #3206 Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (21-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 29-76
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Oak Park, 9/1 vs Glenn [John] (Norwalk), 9/8 Sotomayor [Sonia M.] (Los Angeles), 9/15 vs Torrance, 9/23 Beverly Hills, 10/6 at Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach), 10/13 Inglewood, 10/20 at Redondo (Redondo Beach), 10/27 Morningside (Inglewood), 11/3 Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes Estates) (39), Redondo (Redondo Beach) (29.4), Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sotomayor [Sonia M.] (Los Angeles) (-49.6), Beverly Hills (-40.6), Torrance (-18.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #616
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8910
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%