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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/Gold/Blue/White
Coach: Greg Lawson
League: AA Region 2 (moving from AA Region 3)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2023 National Rank: #5184
2023 State Rank: #106
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.6
2024 Starting Power Rating: -9.8
2024 National Rank: #4265
2024 State Rank: #87
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 0.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5637
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 22-25 (13-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4015
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.4
Dynasty Record: 148-101 (64-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 25.9
2023 Points Against Average: 26.5
2023 Differential: -0.6
2023 Wins: #4482 Newberry (28-26), #4936 Saluda (20-17), #9997 Pelion (35-0), #10014 Fox Creek (North Augusta) (42-14), #10720 Ridge Spring-Monetta (Monetta) (56-12)
2023 Losses: #1275 Chester (38-18), #1331 Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston) (44-14), #1541 Clinton (50-27), #2017 Gilbert (35-7), #2574 Silver Bluff (Aiken) (34-28), #5644 Chesnee (21-10)
2023 Opponents W-L: 73-56
Recent State Championships: 2013 (AA II), 2005
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AA Region II), 2013 (AA Region II), 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Region II), 2007 (AA Region III), 2005 (tied for 1st; AA Region III)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Wagener-Salley (Wagener), 9/6 at Abbeville, 9/13 Lower Richland (Hopkins), 9/20 Calhoun County (St. Matthews), 9/27 Mid-Carolina (Prosperity), 10/4 at Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston), 10/18 American Leadership Academy (Lexington), 10/25 Pelion, 11/1 at Saluda
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Abbeville (15.6), Thurmond [Strom] (Johnston) (15.6), Saluda (-8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Mid-Carolina (Prosperity) (-39.1), Pelion (-37), Lower Richland (Hopkins) (-26.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (4.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4440
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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