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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mikeal Miller
League: 3A-1 Region II District 5
Playoff Division: 3A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rhett Gallagher 5'9" 160 Senior QB/DB 4.5
Jake Loganbill 6'5" 275 Junior OL/DL 5.5
Justin Barnes 5'9" 165 Senior RB/LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Have Several 3-Year Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.5
2017 National Rank: #3758
2017 State Rank: #439
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.4
2018 National Rank: #2691
2018 State Rank: #334
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3622
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14
Dynasty Record: 90-72 (41-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 37.5
2017 Points Against Average: 23.7
2017 Differential: +13.8
2017 Wins: #4180 Pottsboro (28-20), #5126 Gainesville (31-25), #5545 Bonham (49-27), #5568 Pilot Point (29-11), #5621 Community (Nevada) (49-27), #8584 Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas) (50-18), #9348 Howe (53-27), #10753 Callisburg (Gainesville) (63-10)
2017 Losses: #1880 Whitesboro (28-27), #3558 Anna (33-15), #3790 Sunnyvale (35-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 46-72
Recent League Championships: 2009 (3A Region II District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Aubrey, 9/7 Sunnyvale, 9/14 at Anna, 9/21 at Gainesville, 9/28 Rains (Emory), 10/5 at Pottsboro, 10/12 Lone Oak, 10/19 at Commerce, 11/2 Howe, 11/9 at Bonham
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sunnyvale (7.2), Aubrey (0.6), Bonham (-0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rains (Emory) (-42.1), Howe (-21.6), Commerce (-13.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (10.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #616
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5065
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%