Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Sharks
Coach: Justin Worden
League: 5A District 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Pellage 6'5.5" 290 Senior OL 5.00 [South Carolina]
Deshawn Smith 5'8" 185 Junior RB/DB 4.42
Sedrick Burkes 6'2" 215 Senior OLB/DE 4.50

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Rohan Blackwood 6'5" 215 Senior DE 4.7 [South Florida]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Lines, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Run Defense, Turnovers

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4
2013 National Rank: #6973
2013 State Rank: #347
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6314
2014 State Rank: #330
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5901
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 55-47 (31-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 18.6
2013 Points Against Average: 21.9
2013 Differential: -3.3
2013 Wins: #4588 Pasco (Dade City) (29-28), #9100 Weeki Wachee (19-12), #9685 Lake Weir (Ocala) (20-14), #11869 Central (Brooksville) (34-0)
2013 Losses: #983 South Sumter (Bushnell) (51-20), #1244 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (24-7), #4630 Zephyrhills (35-16), #5348 Forest (Ocala) (21-20), #5543 Hernando (Brooksville) (20-13), #7148 Crystal River (14-8)
2013 Opponents W-L: 51-55-1
Recent League Championships: 2008 (3A District 6), 2006 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Crystal River, 9/26 Pasco (Dade City), 10/3 Hernando (Brooksville), 10/10 at Zephyrhills, 10/17 at South Sumter (Bushnell), 10/24 Forest (Ocala), 10/31 Weeki Wachee, 11/7 at Lake Weir (Ocala)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: South Sumter (Bushnell) (40.9), Zephyrhills (20.7), Pasco (Dade City) (17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Weeki Wachee (-12.9), Lake Weir (Ocala) (-12), Hernando (Brooksville) (8.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #312
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4429
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%