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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Jeff Hulme
League: 6A Region II District 12 (moving from 6A Region I District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanner Mordecai 6'2.5" 215 Senior QB
David Priebe 6'6" 210 Senior TE
Hakeem White 6'3" 280 Senior OG
Jaxon Player 6'0" 285 Senior DT
Kaitori Leveston 6'5" 290 Senior OT
Clayton Williams 6'1" 170 Senior WR
Daizion Carroll 6'2" 315 Senior OG

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 65.7
2017 National Rank: #36
2017 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2018 National Rank: #173
2018 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 51.8
Dynasty National Rank: #101
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 137-49 (69-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 15-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.1
2017 Points Against Average: 23.4
2017 Differential: +21.7
2017 Wins: #71 Longview (28-26), #86 Cedar Ridge (Round Rock) (34-19), #153 Carroll (Southlake) (42-28), #168 Mansfield (48-17), #226 Temple (40-28), #315 Cedar Park (35-28), #995 Belton (53-32), #1040 Nelson [Byron] (Trophy Club) (59-7), #1565 Waco (42-7), #2190 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen) (63-28), #2197 Copperas Cove (49-45), #2331 Harker Heights (42-9), #2427 Grand Prairie (46-18), #3357 Killeen (42-10), #4204 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (63-21)
2017 Losses: #25 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (51-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 125-71
Recent League Championships: 2017 (6A Region I District 8), 2016 (6A Region I District 8), 2015, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Region I District 8), 2012 (5A Region I District 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Region I District 8), 2010 (4A Region I District 8), 2008 (4A Region II District 16), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region II District 16)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Trinity (Euless), 9/13 at Killeen, 9/21 Ellison [C. E.] (Killeen), 9/28 at Waco, 10/12 Copperas Cove, 10/18 at Harker Heights, 10/26 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen), 11/2 at Temple, 11/9 Belton
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Euless) (42.4), Temple (41.5), Belton (20)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Killeen (-8.7), Copperas Cove (-2.2), Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (3.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.6 (46.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #660
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%