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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 8A District 4
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Martez Ivey 6'6" 270 Senior OL 5.27
Chandler Cox 6'2" 220 Senior RB [Auburn]
Benjamin Bascom 5'9" 165 Senior DB
Billy Caughell 6'2" 235 Senior LB
Daquan Isom 5'8.5" 165 Senior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zack Darlington 6'2" 205 Senior QB [Nebraska]
Robert Thomas 5'9" 175 Senior CB
Isaiah Buehler 6'3" 225 Senior DE
Eric Jackson 6'1" 230 Senior DE 4.6

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 57.7
2013 National Rank: #110
2013 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 62.7
2014 National Rank: #52
2014 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37.4
Dynasty National Rank: #285
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.3
Dynasty Record: 107-31 (44-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 50.1
2013 Points Against Average: 19.5
2013 Differential: +30.6
2013 Wins: #219 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (45-29), #347 First Coast (Jacksonville) (42-20), #688 West Orange (Winter Garden) (52-35), #922 Winter Park (31-7), #1367 Oak Ridge (Orlando) (57-32), #1375 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (53-0), #1530 University (Orlando) (77-21), #3587 Boone [William R.] (Orlando) (44-14), #3624 Wekiva (Apopka) (80-26), #3823 Olympia (Orlando) (45-17), #5240 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (43-0), #5604 Freedom (Orlando) (49-0), #6221 Edgewater (Orlando) (70-0)
2013 Losses: #85 South Dade (Homestead) (41-28), #124 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (51-36)
2013 Opponents W-L: 106-67-1
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (56-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Oak Ridge (Orlando), 9/5 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 9/12 at Wekiva (Apopka), 9/19 Boone [William R.] (Orlando), 9/26 at Freedom (Orlando), 10/3 at West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/10 at Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 10/17 American Heritage (Plantation), 10/23 at Edgewater (Orlando), 10/31 Olympia (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: American Heritage (Plantation) (59.2), West Orange (Winter Garden) (46.7), Oak Ridge (Orlando) (34)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Orlando) (0.6), Edgewater (Orlando) (7.1), Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (9.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5 (36 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1171
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%



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