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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Greg Taphouse
League: 1A District 4
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ian Vallandingham 6'1.5" 190 Senior ATH/WR 4.72
Cody Kramer 5'8" 215 Senior LB/RB 4.88
Thomas Alexander 6'1" 315 Senior OL/DL 5.09

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Large Senior Class, Hungry
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2018 National Rank: #8072
2018 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: -17
2019 National Rank: #6735
2019 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12288
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 74-101 (27-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 29.7
2018 Points Against Average: 24.5
2018 Differential: +5.2
2018 Wins: #8699 Holy Cross (Louisville) (45-34), #9374 Carroll County (Carrollton) (28-14), #10561 Paris (34-7), #10911 Bishop Brossart (Alexandria) (21-20), #11554 Bellevue (36-13), #11870 Bracken County (Brooksville) (48-0), #13875 Gallatin County (Warsaw) (56-0), #13977 Dayton (2-0)
2018 Losses: #1264 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (62-13), #5341 Williamsburg (41-12), #6542 Frankfort (60-42), #9455 Newport (43-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-65
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Carroll County (Carrollton), 8/30 at Bracken County (Brooksville), 9/6 Gallatin County (Warsaw), 9/20 at Bishop Brossart (Alexandria), 9/27 Nicholas County (Carlisle), 10/4 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger), 10/11 at Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 10/18 Bellevue, 10/25 at Dayton, 11/1 Holy Cross (Covington)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (-8.6), Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (-14), Carroll County (Carrollton) (-27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Dayton (-74.4), Gallatin County (Warsaw) (-65), Bishop Brossart (Alexandria) (-44.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3 (-14.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #194
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12564
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%