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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Dane Ashley
League: 2A-1 Region I District 1
Playoff Division: 2A-1
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Houston Heck 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.5
Daniel Byers 5'10" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.8
Zion Mercer 5'9" 160 WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines Return Intact, All RBs/LBs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Starting QB/Both Ss

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2018 National Rank: #2465
2018 State Rank: #279
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 6.4
2019 National Rank: #2267
2019 State Rank: #283
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4116
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 116-68 (51-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 50.8
2018 Points Against Average: 24.4
2018 Differential: +26.4
2018 Wins: #2120 West Texas (Stinnett) (45-33), #3650 Tulia (50-28), #7265 Winters (55-20), #7788 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch) (51-36), #7804 Post (54-16), #8182 Sunray (54-0), #8261 Vega (63-14), #9953 Memphis (54-6), #11907 Highland Park (Amarillo) (69-6), #13923 Boys Ranch (69-0)
2018 Losses: #889 New Deal (67-49), #1598 Childress (47-34), #2107 Wellington (44-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-71
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2011 (1A-1 Region I District 2), 2003 (2A Region I District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Tulia, 9/6 at Memphis, 9/13 Childress, 9/20 at Vega, 9/27 Wellington, 10/11 at Boys Ranch, 10/18 at Highland Park (Amarillo), 10/25 Sunray, 11/1 at West Texas (Stinnett), 11/8 Sanford-Fritch (Fritch)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Texas (Stinnett) (16.2), Childress (2), Wellington (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Boys Ranch (-72.6), Highland Park (Amarillo) (-37.9), Memphis (-31.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (1.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #782
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7212
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%