GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brandon Joggerst
League: Southwestern
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Willie Robinson 6'4" 250 Senior DL 4.9
Christian Curtis 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.7
Braden Johnson 5'11" 275 Senior OL 5.2
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeffrey Jones Jr. 6'5" 220 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.6
2017 National Rank: #5606
2017 State Rank: #211
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.9
2018 National Rank: #4281
2018 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #1703
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.9
Dynasty Record: 92-62 (67-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.8
2017 Points Against Average: 40
2017 Differential: -21.2
2017 Wins: #5559 Belleville East (Belleville) (43-40), #7971 Granite City (35-21), #8030 Collinsville (34-31)
2017 Losses: #428 Edwardsville (62-14), #477 East St. Louis (54-7), #670 Hazelwood Central (Florissant, MO) (34-3), #2258 Belleville West (Belleville) (27-6), #2525 Alton (50-20), #2542 Normal West (Normal) (41-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-42
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/20/17 Granite City (35-21)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO), 8/31 at Belleville West (Belleville), 9/7 Howell Central [Francis] (St. Charles, MO), 9/14 Collinsville, 9/21 at Belleville East (Belleville), 9/28 Edwardsville, 10/5 Alton, 10/12 at East St. Louis, 10/19 at Cahokia
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) (60.2), Edwardsville (37.2), East St. Louis (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Howell Central [Francis] (St. Charles, MO) (-21.4), Collinsville (-15.5), Belleville East (Belleville) (-13.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #930
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%