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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/White/Red
Coach: Alex Stewart
League: Hoosier - Big School (moving from Hoosier - East)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #38

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2023 National Rank: #6538
2023 State Rank: #173
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -21
2024 National Rank*: #6795
2024 State Rank*: #183
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 5.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4445
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 30-21 (16-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5170
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.4
Dynasty Record: 137-91 (85-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 23.2
2023 Points Against Average: 29.8
2023 Differential: -6.6
2023 Wins: #6881 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (33-20), #9853 Northwestern (Kokomo) (55-40), #10378 Tipton (28-14), #10821 Benton Central (Oxford) (62-19)
2023 Losses: #1520 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (42-6), #1768 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (32-0), #2464 Mississinewa (Gas City) (35-14), #3011 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (26-7), #3675 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (49-14), #4610 Western Boone (Thorntown) (21-13)
2023 Opponents W-L: 73-43
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Hoosier - East), 2021 (Hoosier - East), 2020 (tied for 1st; Hoosier - East), 2013 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana), 2011 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton), 8/30 at Western Boone (Thorntown), 9/6 Linton-Stockton (Linton), 9/13 at Tipton, 9/20 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 9/27 West Lafayette, 10/4 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron), 10/11 at Logansport, 10/18 Twin Lakes (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (13.7), Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (9.7), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Tipton (-39), Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-27.9), Logansport (-18.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (3.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #98
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1899
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-7
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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