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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Scott Grochow
League: A Region 2
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -36.3
2017 National Rank: #13241
2017 State Rank: #48
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -50
2018 National Rank: #12952
2018 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8798
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 51.9
Dynasty Record: 70-70 (56-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 1-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 7.8
2017 Points Against Average: 29.1
2017 Differential: -21.3
2017 Wins: #14058 Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay/Midkota] (Cooperstown) (30-0)
2017 Losses: #2655 Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (58-0), #5439 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan (Carrington) (48-8), #9566 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (20-0), #9959 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (30-0), #10076 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (39-18), #10658 Park River (30-0), #12318 Bottineau (8-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 42-31
Recent League Championships: 2014 (A Region 3), 2006 (AA Region 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs), 8/31 at Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon), 9/7 Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay/Midkota] (Cooperstown), 9/14 at Park River, 9/21 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan (Carrington), 9/28 at Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 10/5 Bottineau, 10/12 Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Langdon/Edmore/Munich (Langdon) (5.6), Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan (Carrington) (-9.1), Harvey/Fessenden-Bowdon (Harvey) (-29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay/Midkota] (Cooperstown) (-63.5), Bottineau (-40.9), Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (-36.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11209
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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