GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Van Smith
League: 3A Big Eight
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #64
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Colin Guentensberger 6'0" 185 Senior OLB/WR 4.7
Hunter Pettiford 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Morgan Paschall 6'1" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Payton Wilson 6'4" 225 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic, Returning Defensive Nucleus
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Limited Experience At Many Positions
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2017 National Rank: #4182
2017 State Rank: #107
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.2
2018 National Rank: #6296
2018 State Rank: #178
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5739
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 106-79 (55-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 27.2
2017 Points Against Average: 16.9
2017 Differential: +10.3
2017 Wins: #4471 Hillside (Durham) (31-20), #4902 Northern (Durham) (31-14), #5533 Rolesville (28-21), #7249 Southern (Durham) (16-15), #8186 Riverside (Durham) (23-3), #9568 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (40-6), #11827 Chapel Hill (56-16), #12390 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (42-0)
2017 Losses: #517 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (26-6), #1425 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (44-6), #6648 Northwood (Pittsboro) (21-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-70
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 2A/1A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 8/24 at Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington), 9/7 Rolesville, 9/21 at East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 9/28 Southern (Durham), 10/5 at Northern (Durham), 10/12 Hillside (Durham), 10/19 at Northwood (Pittsboro)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (21.5), Northern (Durham) (2.1), Rolesville (-3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (-21.1), Hillside (Durham) (-16.9), Northwood (Pittsboro) (-14.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (9.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3599
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%