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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Nate Andrews
League: Northern Lakes
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
NiTareon Tuggle 6'0" 185 Senior WR
Jo'Ziah Edmond 6'1" 180 Senior CB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2023 National Rank: #747
2023 State Rank: #17
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 23.3
2024 National Rank*: #814
2024 State Rank*: #26
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 18.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2266
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 39-17 (24-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1832
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 169-84 (93-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 12-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 36.3
2023 Points Against Average: 20.7
2023 Differential: +15.6
2023 Wins: #800 Mishawaka (43-42), #884 Leo (45-33), #1523 Northridge (Middlebury) (17-14), #1833 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (38-14), #2431 Concord (Elkhart) (45-14), #4267 St. Joseph (South Bend) (52-10), #4387 Wawasee (Syracuse) (38-21), #5412 Jimtown (Elkhart) (42-22), #6322 Portage (49-7), #6560 Goshen (22-0), #8715 Plymouth (42-7), #8725 Washington (South Bend) (56-14)
2023 Losses: #58 East Central (St. Leon) (42-14), #901 Warsaw (45-21), #1523 Northridge (Middlebury) (25-21)
2023 Opponents W-L: 94-78
Recent State Championships: 2005 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2018, 2016, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Jimtown (Elkhart), 8/30 Portage, 9/6 Wawasee (Syracuse), 9/13 at Mishawaka, 9/20 at Northridge (Middlebury), 9/27 Concord (Elkhart), 10/4 at Plymouth, 10/11 Warsaw, 10/18 Goshen
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Mishawaka (25.9), Warsaw (19.3), Northridge (Middlebury) (16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Plymouth (-24.4), Goshen (-18.2), Portage (-16.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (17.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -0.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #64
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1238
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 12%



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