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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jamie Cruce
League: Central Kansas
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Thies 5'10" 195 Senior QB/LB 4.5
Kadence Riner 5'9" 165 Senior SB/OLB 4.5
Brett Winsor 6'3" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Talented, Improved Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams, Defense Allows Too Many Points

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 19.1
2017 National Rank: #2982
2017 State Rank: #41
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 10
2018 National Rank: #2035
2018 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6741
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 34-25 (23-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.4
2017 Points Against Average: 23.4
2017 Differential: +14
2017 Wins: #3690 Nickerson (28-14), #3773 Larned (56-46), #4226 Hoisington (35-28), #7203 Halstead (39-30), #7814 Hugoton (42-14), #11109 Haven (49-8), #13397 Lyons (49-13)
2017 Losses: #1266 Holcomb (19-14), #6372 Kingman (39-25)
2017 Opponents W-L: 46-46
Recent State Championships: 2016 (4A II)
Recent League Championships: 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Hoisington, 9/7 Halstead, 9/14 at Hesston, 9/21 Larned, 9/28 at Kingman/Cunningham (Kingman), 10/5 Hugoton, 10/12 Holcomb, 10/19 at Nickerson
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (7.8), Holcomb (6), Hoisington (-2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hugoton (-24.8), Halstead (-14.2), Nickerson (-5.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3528
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%