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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Shane Hedrick
League: 5A Special District 3 (moving from 5A Mid-Willamette)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Chase Senior RB
Moses Mierau Senior C
Jesse Cable Senior WR/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Effort, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 10.3
2017 National Rank: #4626
2017 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.7
2018 National Rank: #5452
2018 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4719
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25
Dynasty Record: 117-50 [118-49 on the field] (60-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24.4
2017 Points Against Average: 22.7
2017 Differential: +1.7
2017 Wins: #4598 Silverton (41-35), #6369 Bend (35-6), #6490 Glencoe (Hillsboro) (7-6), #6666 Corvallis (36-18), #8547 Dallas (21-14)
2017 Losses: #2654 Mountain View (Bend) (28-21), #3363 Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (33-25), #4601 Lebanon (40-27), #4701 South Albany (Albany) (24-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-35
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 5A Mid-Willamette), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Oregon West), 2010 (4A Oregon West), 2009 (4A Val-Co), 2008 (4A Val-Co), 2007 (4A Val-Co), 2005 (3A Val-Co), 2004 (3A Val-Co)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/20/17 Silverton (41-35), 10/27/17 Corvallis (36-18)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Silverton, 9/7 McKay (Salem), 9/14 at West Albany (Albany), 9/21 Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 9/28 South Albany (Albany), 10/5 at Lebanon, 10/12 North Salem (Salem), 10/19 at Corvallis, 10/26 Dallas
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (8.9), Silverton (2), Lebanon (-6.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas (-32.1), McKay (Salem) (-29.9), Corvallis (-27.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6783
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%