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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Doug Wendel
League: 5A-1 Region I District 4 (moving from 5A-2 Region II District 5)
Playoff Division: 5A-1
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kaleb Tompkins 6'3.5" 240 Senior DE 4.8
Marshall Hodges 6'2" 280 Senior OL/DT 5.1
Ethan Hill 5'9.5" 180 Senior FB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: LB, Depth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2019 National Rank: #876
2019 State Rank: #141
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 26.9
2020 National Rank*: #779
2020 State Rank*: #134
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 31.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1235
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 77-99 (42-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 34.1
2019 Points Against Average: 16.6
2019 Differential: +17.5
2019 Wins: #1436 Burleson (32-30), #1990 Everman (33-14), #2279 Shoemaker [Robert M.] (Killeen) (51-20), #2402 Cleburne (19-14), #4173 Creekview (Carrollton) (30-0), #4491 University (Waco) (47-13), #5536 Seguin [Juan] (Arlington) (42-7), #6354 Joshua (65-7)
2019 Losses: #52 Aledo (34-28), #572 Centennial (Burleson) (23-21), #759 South Oak Cliff (Dallas) (21-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 66-56
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 Brewer (Fort Worth), 10/2 at Forney, 10/22 Birdville (North Richland Hills), 10/30 at Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville), 11/6 at Centennial (Burleson), 11/13 Red Oak, 11/20 at Legacy (Mansfield), 11/27 Summit (Arlington), 12/4 at Richland (North Richland Hills)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Red Oak (47.9), Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville) (40.3), Summit (Arlington) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Forney (-1.8), Brewer (Fort Worth) (3.9), Legacy (Mansfield) (6.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 (25.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 22.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #118
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #358
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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