Lake Wales (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Orange/Black Coach: TaVaris Johnson League: 5A District 10 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marcus Walker 6'2" 180 Senior FS/WR 4.61 [Kentucky] Darion Staton 5'11" 170 Senior ATH 4.65 Justin Henderson 5'10.5" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.75 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Luke Hiers 6'4" 260 Senior OL D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Davi'on Riley 6'4" 190 Senior TE [Toledo] Dedric Brinson 6'2" 180 Senior DB [Toledo] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 33.8 2013 National Rank: #1335 2013 State Rank: #90 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.7 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 49.5 2014 National Rank: #243 2014 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1177 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.8 Dynasty Record: 82-43 [81-44 on the field] (30-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 32.6 2013 Points Against Average: 18.6 2013 Differential: +14 2013 Wins: #793 Merritt Island (34-23), #1694 Jesuit (Tampa) (20-9), #4088 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (27-12), #5523 Bartow (55-21), #6418 Spoto (Riverview) (28-0), #7238 Auburndale (37-7), #9859 Poinciana (Kissimmee) (55-7), #9917 Mulberry (55-0), #12969 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (76-0) 2013 Losses: #64 American Heritage (Plantation) (48-16), #144 Mainland (Daytona Beach) (42-10), #1204 Winter Haven (22-10), #1589 Haines City (55-20), #2254 Ridge (Davenport) (14-13) 2013 Opponents W-L: 83-74 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (5A District 9) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Ridge (Davenport) (7-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Ridge (Davenport), 9/5 at Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 9/12 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 9/19 at Mulberry, 9/26 Haines City, 10/3 Poinciana (Kissimmee), 10/10 at Winter Haven, 10/24 Auburndale, 10/31 at Tenoroc (Lakeland), 11/7 Bartow Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mainland (Daytona Beach) (58), Haines City (36.8), Winter Haven (33.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tenoroc (Lakeland) (-27), Poinciana (Kissimmee) (-19), Mulberry (-8.5) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (23.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3523 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13% |