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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Eric Valentine
League: Columbus City - North
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #93

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Towns 145 Junior QB
Gene Sutton 205 Junior DE/TE 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -33.2
2020 National Rank: #11566
2020 State Rank: #622
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -41
2021 National Rank: #11133
2021 State Rank: #600
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #12259
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 33-141 (18-96 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 2-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (5th)
2020 Points For Average: 19.7
2020 Points Against Average: 28
2020 Differential: -8.3
2020 Wins: #13078 KIPP Columbus (Columbus) (14-8), #13712 West (Columbus) (44-8)
2020 Losses: #5378 Independence (Columbus) (62-20), #6960 Cambridge (55-14), #11428 Briggs (Columbus) (21-20), #12051 East (Columbus) (14-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 13-28
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at West (Columbus), 8/27 Africentric Early College (Columbus), 9/3 at Scott (Toledo), 9/10 Mifflin (Columbus), 9/17 Northland (Columbus), 9/24 at Centennial (Columbus), 10/1 at Beechcroft (Columbus), 10/8 at Federal Hocking (Stewart), 10/15 Whetstone (Columbus), 10/22 at East (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Africentric Early College (Columbus) (-23.7), Northland (Columbus) (-28.9), Beechcroft (Columbus) (-30.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Federal Hocking (Stewart) (-88.2), West (Columbus) (-79), Scott (Toledo) (-58.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.8 (-21.6 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -47.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #689
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13267
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%