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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Dave Bottom
League: Palomar
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Desmond Taua 5'10" 190 Senior RB/FS 4.66
Brent Lawson 6'1" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.62
Zach Schipper 6'1" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.66

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Unity, Experience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 19.1
2018 National Rank: #2650
2018 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2019 National Rank: #2426
2019 State Rank: #206
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1302
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 98-86-2 [99-85-2 on the field] (40-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 33.7
2018 Points Against Average: 21.3
2018 Differential: +12.4
2018 Wins: #1506 Morse [Samuel F. B.] (San Diego) (42-20), #5097 Bishop's (La Jolla) (42-28), #6175 Del Norte (San Diego) (49-7), #6502 Westview (San Diego) (41-21), #6604 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (48-14), #6728 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (67-6), #8910 Hueneme (Oxnard) (49-7)
2018 Losses: #531 Carlsbad (28-0), #976 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (27-7), #1758 Valley Center (26-7), #1853 Poway (35-21), #1880 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (36-31)
2018 Opponents W-L: 64-67
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 8/30 at La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad), 9/6 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 9/13 at Morse [Samuel F. B.] (San Diego), 9/20 at Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 10/4 Poway, 10/11 at Del Norte (San Diego), 10/18 Westview (San Diego), 10/25 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 11/1 at Carlsbad
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Carlsbad (30.5), La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad) (22.6), Poway (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (-25.4), Del Norte (San Diego) (-19.9), Westview (San Diego) (-14.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (14.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1719
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%