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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Erin Beck
League: Western
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Experience, Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Line/LB Inexperience, Small/Inexperienced Junior Class, Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2018 National Rank: #1173
2018 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.7
2019 National Rank: #1531
2019 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1572
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 101-59 (46-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 32.1
2018 Points Against Average: 18
2018 Differential: +14.1
2018 Wins: #2038 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (31-7), #2884 Dodge City (35-15), #4151 Central (Andover) (30-7), #4313 Valley Center (35-18), #4522 Andover (35-12), #5366 Hays (15-7), #5764 Garden City (49-6), #9191 Liberal (35-6)
2018 Losses: #265 Northwest (Wichita) (56-34), #458 Maize (28-21), #623 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (36-33)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-51
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2011 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic), 2008 (Western Athletic), 2007 (Western Athletic), 2006 (Western Athletic), 2005 (Western Athletic), 2004 (Western Athletic), 2003 (tied for 1st; Western Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Andover, 9/13 at Hays, 9/20 Northwest (Wichita), 9/27 at Dodge City, 10/4 at Bishop Carroll (Wichita), 10/11 at Central (Andover), 10/18 Liberal, 10/25 at Garden City
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Wichita) (35.1), Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (22.5), Dodge City (5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Liberal (-38.6), Hays (-19.6), Garden City (-12.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (19.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2126
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%