Apopka (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Darters Colors: Blue/White Coach: Rick Darlington League: 8A District 4 Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Garrett Spek Senior LB Dazzie Morris Senior OL Deon Lowman Senior DE D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Ty Darlington 6'3" 275 Senior OL 5.1 [Oklahoma] KJ Dillon 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.50 [West Virginia] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented Youth Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 31.4 2011 National Rank: #1538 2011 State Rank: #117 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 22 2012 National Rank: #2608 2012 State Rank: #182 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.5 Dynasty National Rank: #528 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 81-27 (38-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 35.3 2011 Points Against Average: 20.8 2011 Differential: +14.5 2011 Wins: #1579 West Orange (Winter Garden) (53-22), #2685 Bayside (Palm Bay) (60-21), #3068 Wekiva (Apopka) (49-33), #4975 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (48-6), #5392 Ocoee (32-6), #7757 North Miami Beach (56-6) 2011 Losses: #300 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (32-21), #533 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (31-25), #878 Timber Creek (Orlando) (20-0), #1165 Olympia (Orlando) (17-15), #1282 Edgewater (Orlando) (35-29) 2011 Opponents W-L: 67-53 Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 9/7 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 9/21 Olympia (Orlando), 9/28 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah), 10/5 Ocoee, 10/12 North Miami Beach, 10/18 at West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/25 at Edgewater (Orlando), 11/2 at Wekiva (Apopka), 11/9 Bayside (Palm Bay) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (48), West Orange (Winter Garden) (45.6), Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (42.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (-0.4), North Miami Beach (-0.3), Ocoee (9.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 (28 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #618 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |