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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Corey Parker
League: Michigan Metro - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daraun Mckinney 5'10" 180 Senior DB/KR 4.47
Oghenerukevwe Orhorhoro 6'4" 265 Senior DE/DT 4.9
Emanuel Ferguson 6'3" 190 Senior QB 4.55

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
De'Andre Bulley 6-1 220 Junior RB
Kamal Hadden 6'1" 160 Senior CB
Jaylen Henderson 6'5" 245 Senior SDE
Chrysten Cochran 6'1" 175 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Reggie Pearson 5'10" 180 Senior S
Lee Payton 6'3" 220 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 32.7
2017 National Rank: #1260
2017 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 28
2018 National Rank: #587
2018 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8853
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.3
Dynasty Record: 88-68 (34-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 41.8
2017 Points Against Average: 11.4
2017 Differential: +30.4
2017 Wins: #2594 Chelsea (35-10), #2778 Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills) (21-14), #4499 Flat Rock (42-6), #5485 Cody (Detroit) (38-8), #7627 Hamtramck (58-16), #9734 Ecorse (33-0), #9818 University Prep (Detroit) (50-0), #10679 Consortium College Prep (Detroit) (56-0), #10748 Muskegon Heights (58-0), #12199 Harper Woods (86-0)
2017 Losses: #198 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (24-17), #754 Edwardsburg (32-21), #1685 East English Village Prep (Detroit) (38-29)
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-50
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014 (Michigan Metro), 2013 (Michigan Metro), 2012 (Michigan Metro), 2011 (tied for 1st; Michigan Metro - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Cass Tech (Detroit), 8/30 East English Village Prep (Detroit), 9/7 Bradford Academy (Southfield), 9/14 Hamtramck, 9/21 University Prep (Detroit), 9/28 at Harper Woods, 10/5 at Consortium College Prep (Detroit), 10/12 Academy for Business & Tech (Melvindale), 10/19 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cass Tech (Detroit) (39.6), East English Village Prep (Detroit) (20.7), Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Academy for Business & Tech (Melvindale) (-63.3), Harper Woods (-43.7), Consortium College Prep (Detroit) (-35.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (15.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7185
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%