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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/White/Red
Coach: Brent Blakely
League: A District 5
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -10.3
2024 National Rank: #7156
2024 State Rank: #150
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -23.8
2025 National Rank*: #7286
2025 State Rank*: #153
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -29.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11369
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-22 (15-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -4.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9370
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 128-80 (90-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 44.4
2024 Points Against Average: 9.7
2024 Differential: +34.7
2024 Wins: #8197 North Linn (Troy Mills) (28-20), #10658 Columbus (Columbus Junction) (48-0), #11149 Danville (54-10), #11987 Highland (Riverside) (61-13), #13060 Wapello (57-0), #13196 Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (54-0), #13454 Cardinal (Eldon) (76-0), #13853 Louisa-Muscatine (Letts) (58-0)
2024 Losses: #3642 Madrid (33-0), #4552 Lisbon (21-8)
2024 Opponents W-L: 41-50
Recent League Championships: 2014 (A District 6), 2003 (tied for 1st; 1A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Davis County (Bloomfield), 9/5 New London, 9/12 Wapello, 9/19 at Highland (Riverside), 9/26 Van Buren County (Keosauqua), 10/3 North Mahaska (New Sharon), 10/10 at Danville, 10/17 at Columbus (Columbus Junction)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: North Mahaska (New Sharon) (-36.3), Davis County (Bloomfield) (-37.7), Columbus (Columbus Junction) (-45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Wapello (-70.7), Van Buren County (Keosauqua) (-63.8), Highland (Riverside) (-54.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.4 (-29.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -44.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #258
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2178
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 4%



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