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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: William Tesch
League: 3A-2 Region IV District 13
Playoff Division: 3A-2
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cade Felps 5'10" 185 Senior RB/OLB
Tristan Fortner 5'9" 150 Senior RB/CB
Chance Horton 6'1" 240 Senior OL/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 7.6
2017 National Rank: #5185
2017 State Rank: #556
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.4
2018 National Rank: #6797
2018 State Rank: #700
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2526
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.5
Dynasty Record: 128-59 (61-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 18.1
2017 Points Against Average: 19
2017 Differential: -0.9
2017 Wins: #5468 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Johnson City) (21-14), #6169 Rogers (35-13), #6706 Antonian Prep (San Antonio) (21-19), #7577 Randolph (Universal City) (21-6), #10046 Comfort (35-0)
2017 Losses: #1439 Canyon Lake (Fischer) (39-0), #1466 Lexington (35-20), #1752 Boling (27-21), #4113 Holy Cross (San Antonio) (21-0), #5029 Pearsall (14-13), #7996 Florence (21-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 76-50
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A-2 Region IV District 14), 2014 (3A-2 Region IV District 14), 2009 (2A Region IV District 27), 2008 (2A Region IV District 27), 2007 (2A Region I District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A Region IV District 27)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Lago Vista, 9/7 St. Michael's (Austin), 9/14 Marion, 9/21 at Randolph (Universal City), 9/28 Canyon Lake (Fischer), 10/12 at Sonora, 10/19 at Comfort, 10/26 Brady, 11/2 at Moore [Tom] (Ingram), 11/9 Johnson [Lyndon B.] (Johnson City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marion (7.7), Canyon Lake (Fischer) (6.5), Sonora (-0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Moore [Tom] (Ingram) (-35), Brady (-31.1), Comfort (-27.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (14.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #737
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6783
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%