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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jamie Cruce
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A II
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2016 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Theis 5'9" 180 Junior FB/S 4.7
Landen Studer 5'11" 155 Senior QB 4.8
Justin Lamatsch 6'0" 200 Senior OL/LB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: C/QB/FB Return, Very Good Potential In Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Very Inexperienced Defensively, Must Replace 4 Starting OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 37.9
2016 National Rank: #891
2016 State Rank: #10
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.4
2017 National Rank: #1365
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5361
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 27-23 (17-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 39.2
2016 Points Against Average: 16.6
2016 Differential: +22.6
2016 Wins: #1474 Holcomb (35-28), #1474 Holcomb (21-14), #2741 Halstead (34-6), #4464 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (38-6), #4488 Hayden (Topeka) (48-14), #4543 Nickerson (55-26), #5305 Hugoton (31-28), #5503 Colby (49-26), #6070 Larned (31-16), #7381 Kingman (35-0), #11605 Haven (49-13), #13469 Lyons (69-7)
2016 Losses: #1237 Hoisington (32-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-59
Recent State Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/7/16 Halstead (34-6), 10/14/16 Hugoton (31-28), 10/21/16 Holcomb (35-28), 10/28/16 Kingman (35-0), 11/4/16 Colby (49-26), 11/11/16 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (38-6), 11/18/16 Holcomb (21-14), 11/26/16 Hayden (Topeka) (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Larned, 9/8 at Haven, 9/15 Nickerson, 9/22 Lyons, 9/29 at Hoisington, 10/6 at Halstead, 10/13 Hugoton, 10/20 at Holcomb, 10/27 at Kingman
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holcomb (33.1), Hoisington (26.4), Halstead (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lyons (-40.2), Haven (-21.6), Kingman (5.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (13.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5347
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%