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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Clay Lewis
League: 2A Northwestern Foothills
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7

TOP PLAYERS
McKinley Witherspoon 5'11" 190 Senior RB
Skylin Thomas 5'10" 190 Senior SS
Tyler Watson 5'9" 240 Senior DT/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 17 Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Replacing P/K

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 47
2017 National Rank: #349
2017 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 36.9
2018 National Rank: #270
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3251
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 144-58 (74-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 16-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.8
2017 Points Against Average: 5.1
2017 Differential: +35.7
2017 Wins: #808 Shelby (19-7), #917 East Duplin (Beulaville) (16-14), #1073 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (33-6), #2167 Franklin (37-7), #3719 Newton-Conover (Newton) (18-17), #4078 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (35-0), #4078 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (35-0), #4951 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (50-6), #6324 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (55-0), #8203 Bandys (Catawba) (57-6), #8503 West Iredell (Statesville) (48-0), #9995 South Caldwell (Hudson) (48-0), #9988 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (42-0), #10704 East Burke (Connelly Springs) (62-15), #11385 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (49-0), #11698 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (49-3)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 113-90
Recent State Championships: 2017 (2AA)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (3A/4A Northwestern), 2009 (4A/3A Northwestern), 2008 (tied for 1st; Catawba Valley), 2004 (Mountain Valley), 2003 (Mountain Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/18/17 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (33-6), 8/25/17 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (55-0), 9/1/17 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (42-0), 9/8/17 South Caldwell (Hudson) (48-0), 9/15/17 Newton-Conover (Newton) (18-17), 9/22/17 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (49-3), 10/6/17 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (50-6), 10/13/17 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (49-0), 10/20/17 East Burke (Connelly Springs) (62-15), 10/27/17 West Iredell (Statesville) (48-0), 11/3/17 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (35-0), 11/10/17 Bandys (Catawba) (57-6), 11/17/17 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (35-0), 11/24/17 Franklin (37-7), 12/1/17 Shelby (19-7), 12/9/17 East Duplin (Beulaville) (16-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 8/24 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 8/31 Ashe County (West Jefferson), 9/7 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 9/13 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/21 Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/5 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/12 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 10/19 at East Burke (Connelly Springs), 10/26 West Iredell (Statesville), 11/2 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (11.4), Newton-Conover (Newton) (7.9), Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-4.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (-45.8), Bunker Hill (Claremont) (-39.3), East Burke (Connelly Springs) (-33.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (14.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #221
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7854
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%