Apopka (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Darters Colors: Blue/White Coach: Rick Darlington League: 8A District 4 Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2012 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zack Darlington 6'2" 190 Senior QB 4.60 [Nebraska] Martez Ivey 6'5" 270 Junior OL Isaiah Buehler 6'2" 230 Senior DL ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Eric Jackson 6'1" 230 Senior DE 4.6 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Trey Hendrickson 6'4" 220 Senior TE [Florida Atlantic] Dazzie Morris 6'2" 260 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players Return, Tradition, 10 Defensive Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Three Key OL, Must Replace 1700-Yard RB, Must Replace D1 TE RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 61 2012 National Rank: #66 2012 State Rank: #7 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 72.2 2013 National Rank: #13 2013 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 45.5 Dynasty National Rank: #194 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.7 Dynasty Record: 50-14 (21-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 13-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 43.1 2012 Points Against Average: 20 2012 Differential: +23.1 2012 Wins: #140 Cypress Bay (Weston) (53-50), #209 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (38-19), #348 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (52-19), #502 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (15-9), #665 Timber Creek (Orlando) (56-14), #1777 West Orange (Winter Garden) (47-28), #2122 University (Orlando) (45-35), #2323 Bayside (Palm Bay) (24-7), #3320 Edgewater (Orlando) (56-20), #3551 North Miami Beach (57-20), #4792 Ocoee (46-0), #6411 Wekiva (Apopka) (61-0), #10792 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (59-6) 2012 Losses: #209 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (35-17), #1824 Olympia (Orlando) (38-21) 2012 Opponents W-L: 99-71 Recent State Championships: 2012 Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/24 at Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC), 8/30 Oak Ridge (Orlando), 9/6 at Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 9/13 Wekiva (Apopka), 9/20 at Boone [William R.] (Orlando), 9/27 Freedom (Orlando), 10/4 West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/18 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 10/25 Edgewater (Orlando), 11/1 at Olympia (Orlando) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (62.6), Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (42.1), Freedom (Orlando) (30.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wekiva (Apopka) (4.8), Edgewater (Orlando) (16.1), Boone [William R.] (Orlando) (21.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (34.8 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #607 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77% |