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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bruce Harbach
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 5
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2023 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kowen Gerner 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.5
Luke Spotts 6'3" 215 Senior TE 4.8
Logan Nawrocki 6'2" 185 Senior QB 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Quick-Strike Offense, LBs
Team Weaknesses: DL Youth/Inexperience, RB Depth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -3
2023 National Rank: #6235
2023 State Rank: #251
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -15.2
2024 National Rank*: #5676
2024 State Rank*: #229
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -18
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9781
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 21-31 (14-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9438
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 92-129 (55-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2023 Points For Average: 26.4
2023 Points Against Average: 20.5
2023 Differential: +5.9
2023 Wins: #8270 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (14-13), #8888 Littlestown (45-21), #8921 Susquenita (Duncannon) (48-14), #9732 Hamburg (28-13), #9834 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (22-19), #10850 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (7-6), #11359 Kutztown (49-21), #11763 Columbia (28-6), #12494 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (49-6)
2023 Losses: #1207 Wyomissing (48-0), #2093 Twin Valley (Elverson) (44-13), #6735 Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster) (35-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 69-61
Recent League Championships: 2023 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Muhlenberg (Laureldale), 8/29 Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro), 9/6 at Fleetwood, 9/13 Kutztown, 9/20 at Pequea Valley (Kinzers), 9/27 at Berks Catholic (Reading), 10/4 Columbia, 10/11 at Hamburg, 10/18 Annville-Cleona (Annville), 10/25 Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Berks Catholic (Reading) (-17.1), Fleetwood (-22.9), Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster) (-23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (-61.1), Kutztown (-50), Columbia (-47.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.8 (-11.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -36.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -20.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #305
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6054
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 15%




*temporary; not finalized until August 8th






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