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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: Mike Machado
League: East Yosemite
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Inman 6'1" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Joey Sandoval 5'10" 170 Senior QB/LB 5.1
Demario Ennis 5'11" 180 Junior RB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 13 Starters Returning, Improved Depth
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Several Players Coming Off Injuries

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.9
2016 National Rank: #8858
2016 State Rank: #629
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.4
2017 National Rank: #8658
2017 State Rank: #614
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6542
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 69-86 (40-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 16.7
2016 Points Against Average: 32.5
2016 Differential: -15.8
2016 Wins: #8466 Delano (14-7), #12057 West (Bakersfield) (35-6)
2016 Losses: #1586 Buchanan (Clovis) (48-0), #2558 Tulare Union (Tulare) (50-7), #3066 Tulare Western (Tulare) (57-25), #3949 Hanford (40-22), #4010 Dinuba (56-20), #5903 Taft (31-24), #8135 Mission Oak (Tulare) (9-0), #8163 Monache (Porterville) (21-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-55
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Taft, 9/15 vs Hanford, 9/22 at Dinuba, 9/29 vs Buchanan (Clovis), 10/5 vs Mission Oak (Tulare), 10/12 vs Tulare Western (Tulare), 10/20 vs Tulare Union (Tulare), 10/27 vs Delano, 11/3 vs Monache (Porterville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tulare Union (Tulare) (34.9), Buchanan (Clovis) (23.1), Tulare Western (Tulare) (21.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Monache (Porterville) (-5.4), Delano (-1), Taft (0.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4230
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%