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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brian Vossen
League: AAAAAA Section 3 (moving from Metro - South)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
RaJa Nelson 5'9" 180 Senior ATH
Landon Carter 6'2" 215 DE
Carter Patterson 5'11" 185 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryce Benhart 6'9" 285 Senior OT
Will Mostaert 6'4" 230 Senior SDE
Eli Mostaert 6'4" 235 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Replacing All 5 OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 47.6
2018 National Rank: #284
2018 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2019 National Rank: #640
2019 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 38.8
Dynasty National Rank: #579
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 114-42 (76-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 13-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 35.8
2018 Points Against Average: 10.8
2018 Differential: +25
2018 Wins: #586 Eden Prairie (14-0), #586 Eden Prairie (28-21), #1977 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (28-3), #1977 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (35-13), #2068 Maple Grove (21-13), #2068 Maple Grove (33-18), #2081 Prior Lake (38-3), #2200 Wayzata (Plymouth) (42-13), #2331 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (35-8), #2811 Burnsville (30-6), #4622 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (45-8), #6652 Farmington (62-34), #7866 Eagan (55-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 66-69
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; East Metro - White), 2015 (tied for 1st; East Metro), 2012 (tied for 1st; South Suburban), 2011 (South Suburban)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/30/18 Burnsville (30-6), 9/7/18 Eden Prairie (14-0), 9/14/18 Farmington (62-34), 9/21/18 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (28-3), 9/28/18 Wayzata (Plymouth) (42-13), 10/5/18 Maple Grove (33-18), 10/12/18 Prior Lake (38-3), 10/17/18 Eagan (55-0), 10/26/18 Hopkins (Minnetonka) (45-8), 11/2/18 Maple Grove (21-13), 11/9/18 St. Michael-Albertville (Albertville) (35-8), 11/16/18 Lakeville South (Lakeville) (35-13), 11/23/18 Eden Prairie (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 at Woodbury, 9/6 Eagan, 9/13 at Rosemount, 9/20 Burnsville, 9/27 at Eastview (Apple Valley), 10/4 Lakeville South (Lakeville), 10/11 White Bear Lake, 10/16 at Farmington
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbury (15.4), Lakeville South (Lakeville) (15.3), Rosemount (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Farmington (-24.1), Eagan (-21.5), White Bear Lake (-14.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 (21.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2567
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 60%