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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Steven Bynum
League: 4A Region 5
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jed Lewis 5'8" 150 Sophomore QB 4.5
Tydrekuas Carpenter 6'2" 205 RB 4.8
Dervon Altman 6'0" 275 Senior DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Many Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Graduated All Starting LBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.9
2016 National Rank: #4271
2016 State Rank: #89
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2017 National Rank: #3501
2017 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2223
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 94-75 (45-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 19.6
2016 Points Against Average: 22.8
2016 Differential: -3.2
2016 Wins: #3500 Mendenhall (28-22), #4517 Philadelphia (21-13), #6456 Lawrence County (Monticello) (28-15), #7329 Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (28-14), #7897 Newton County (Decatur) (40-16), #8606 Collins (43-20)
2016 Losses: #430 Laurel (31-0), #625 Kemper County (DeKalb) (48-20), #899 Poplarville (33-14), #2652 West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (20-0), #3309 East Central (Moss Point) (35-13), #4305 West Jones (Laurel) (21-14), #4698 Northeast Jones (Laurel) (9-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 97-67
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 8/25 Kemper County (DeKalb), 9/1 at West Jones (Laurel), 9/8 vs Greene County (Leakesville), 9/15 at Philadelphia, 9/22 at Bay Springs, 9/29 West Lauderdale (Collinsville), 10/6 vs Newton County (Decatur), 10/13 Northeast Jones (Laurel), 10/20 vs Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian), 10/27 Mendenhall
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kemper County (DeKalb) (28.7), Philadelphia (26.3), West Lauderdale (Collinsville) (25.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Newton County (Decatur) (-6.4), Northeast Lauderdale (Meridian) (-5.7), Greene County (Leakesville) (2.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (19.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3648
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%