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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Marty Lee
League: 8A District 1
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
DeAndre Johnson 6'1" 180 Senior QB 4.51 [Florida State]
Sherrod Pittman 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.52 [South Carolina]
William Sweet 6'7" 290 Senior T 5.15 [North Carolina]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Tristan Payton 6'0" 185 Senior WR [USC]
Jerad Washington 5'9" 175 Senior WR 4.5 [South Carolina]
Peter Knox 6'2" 180 Senior DB [Pittsburgh]
Tymek Brown 5'11" 160 Senior WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kamren Lott 5'10" 180 Senior DB [Rutgers]
Raashed Kennion 6'7" 230 Senior DE [Auburn]
Spencer Williams 6'4" 230 Senior DE [Missouri]
Reggan Northrup 6'2" 190 Senior DB [Iowa State]
Raekwon Williams 5'11" 175 Senior DB [Florida Atlantic]
Jaha McCray 5'7" 160 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Pass Coverage

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48.2
2013 National Rank: #347
2013 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +6.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 64.7
2014 National Rank: #38
2014 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #744
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 34.1
Dynasty Record: 95-31 (34-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.4
2013 Points Against Average: 14.5
2013 Differential: +14.9
2013 Wins: #483 Lake Mary (35-16), #724 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (19-16), #1345 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (40-21), #1375 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (28-10), #1400 White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville) (39-21), #2102 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (26-0), #2225 Ribault [Jean] (Jacksonville) (12-7), #2826 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (42-3), #2863 Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast) (35-34), #7247 West Port (Ocala) (37-0), #10123 Jackson [Andrew] (Jacksonville) (39-0)
2013 Losses: #110 Apopka (42-20), #957 Raines [William M.] (Jacksonville) (18-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 89-56
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (7A District 2), 2011 (7A District 2), 2010 (5A District 1), 2008 (4A District 4), 2007 (4A District 4), 2006 (4A District 4), 2005 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Ribault [Jean] (Jacksonville) (41-6), 9/5/14 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (18-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Ribault [Jean] (Jacksonville), 9/5 at Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach), 9/12 Raines [William M.] (Jacksonville), 9/26 Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville), 10/3 at Mandarin (Jacksonville), 10/10 at Jackson [Andrew] (Jacksonville), 10/17 Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast), 10/24 at West Port (Ocala), 10/30 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 11/6 White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (44.8), White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville) (36.1), Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson [Andrew] (Jacksonville) (-5.5), West Port (Ocala) (1.4), Mandarin (Jacksonville) (21.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6 (32.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1393
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86%