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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Will Babb
League: 4A West Valley
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jeremiah Gossett 5'10" 170 Junior DB/RB 4.58
Cameron Mack 5'9" 185 Junior RB 4.6
Trey Hendrix 6'1.5" 255 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Defense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 11.4
2019 National Rank: #4114
2019 State Rank: #51
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 1.2
2020 National Rank*: #3985
2020 State Rank*: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2396
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 139-59 (66-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 34.6
2019 Points Against Average: 17
2019 Differential: +17.6
2019 Wins: #5226 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (27-26), #5655 Greenway (Phoenix) (22-7), #5840 Buckeye (41-0), #7539 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (35-28), #8881 Deer Valley (Glendale) (55-14), #9506 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (42-14), #10505 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (54-12), #11004 Youngker (Buckeye) (55-7), #11576 Mohave (Bullhead City) (49-0)
2019 Losses: #1905 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (42-14), #2248 Cactus (Glendale) (34-7), #2248 Cactus (Glendale) (20-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 68-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (III Section I), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2004 (5A Desert West), 2003 (5A Desert West)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/9 at Cactus (Glendale), 10/16 Greenway (Phoenix), 10/23 Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek), 10/30 at Northwest Christian (Phoenix), 11/6 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley), 11/13 Arcadia (Phoenix), 11/20 at Apache Junction, 11/27 at Casa Grande
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cactus (Glendale) (10.6), Casa Grande (8.2), Franklin [Ben] (Queen Creek) (5.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Apache Junction (-28.6), Arcadia (Phoenix) (-15.5), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (-10.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (1.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -2.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -1.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #51
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3685
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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