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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold/Black
Coach: Tom Causey
League: 6A Region 3 (moving from 6A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Peterson 6'1" 210 Senior RB 4.5
Walker Lyles 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.44
Jon White 5'9" 170 Senior S 4.53

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 4.6
2019 National Rank: #5510
2019 State Rank: #146
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -3.5
2020 National Rank*: #4936
2020 State Rank*: #124
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2275
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.9
Dynasty Record: 80-100 [79-101 on the field] (50-63 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 21.3
2019 Points Against Average: 31
2019 Differential: -9.7
2019 Wins: #5863 Jackson-Olin (Birmingham) (38-7), #6146 Northridge (Tuscaloosa) (14-13), #7036 Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (31-20)
2019 Losses: #1274 Helena (62-20), #1875 Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (21-7), #1886 Bibb County (Centreville) (19-17), #2003 Minor (Adamsville) (35-7), #2420 Chelsea (64-38), #3083 Homewood (42-21), #6246 Calera (27-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 47-60
Recent League Championships: 2006 (6A Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 at Jordan [Mortimer] (Kimberly), 8/28 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham), 9/4 at Calera, 9/11 Elmore [Stanhope] (Millbrook), 9/25 Chelsea, 10/2 at Wetumpka, 10/8 Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City), 10/23 Chilton County (Clanton), 10/30 Homewood, 11/6 Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lee [Robert E.] (Montgomery) (24.5), Oak Mountain (Birmingham) (20.9), Russell [Benjamin] (Alexander City) (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Chilton County (Clanton) (-11), Calera (-5.9), Homewood (-5.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 8.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #56
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1519
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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