United South (Laredo, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Sergio Salinas
League: 6A Region IV District 29
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #113

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Allan Martinez 5'10" 195 Senior LB 4.98
Sergio Vela 6'0" 185 Junior RB 4.7
Cesar Contreras 6'0" 205 Junior OLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Leaders Returning, QB Returns, Winning Attitude From JV Team Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Young WRs, OL Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25.8
2016 National Rank: #2233
2016 State Rank: #276
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2017 National Rank: #2234
2017 State Rank: #280
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10601
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.2
Dynasty Record: 54-92 (33-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 29.2
2016 Points Against Average: 22.1
2016 Differential: +7.1
2016 Wins: #1176 United (Laredo) (44-35), #1598 San Benito (28-21), #1951 Harlingen (30-13), #4244 Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi) (23-19), #4517 Southwest (San Antonio) (24-14), #6004 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo) (28-24), #6841 Eagle Pass (34-24), #7668 Palmview (La Joya) (54-33), #9965 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo) (21-14), #11395 South San Antonio (San Antonio) (49-14)
2016 Losses: #843 Churchill [Winston] (San Antonio) (38-14), #2462 Del Rio (18-13), #2503 Wagner (San Antonio) (20-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-68
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Wagner (San Antonio), 9/7 Harlingen, 9/15 at Flour Bluff (Corpus Christi), 9/21 South San Antonio (San Antonio), 9/29 at Southwest (San Antonio), 10/13 at United (Laredo), 10/19 Eagle Pass, 10/26 at Del Rio, 11/3 Alexander [John B.] (Laredo), 11/9 at Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harlingen (35.8), United (Laredo) (30.2), Del Rio (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South San Antonio (San Antonio) (-10.4), Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Laredo) (-9.3), Eagle Pass (-4.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (17.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #527
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3885
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%