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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 8A District 4
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Martez Ivey 6'5.5" 275 Senior OL
Chandler Cox 6'0.5" 220 Senior RB
Benjamin Bascom 5'9" 155 Senior DB
Billy Caughell 6'2" 235 Senior LB
Ray Ray Smith 5'11" 190 Senior WR
Johnny Robinson 6'0" 240 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 65.9
2014 National Rank: #38
2014 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 56
2015 National Rank: #149
2015 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 118-35 (46-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 41.7
2014 Points Against Average: 21.1
2014 Differential: +20.6
2014 Wins: #88 First Coast (Jacksonville) (64-48), #105 Columbus [Christopher] (Miami) (30-23), #250 West Orange (Winter Garden) (42-0), #270 Manatee (Bradenton) (45-14), #498 Oviedo (41-34), #977 Wekiva (Apopka) (56-7), #1026 Boone [William R.] (Orlando) (43-21), #2437 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (56-7), #2528 Freedom (Orlando) (47-14), #4571 Olympia (Orlando) (43-0), #5254 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (43-0)
2014 Losses: #36 American Heritage (Plantation) (30-20), #250 West Orange (Winter Garden) (45-31), #602 Edgewater (Orlando) (46-42), #1507 Oak Ridge (Orlando) (28-23)
2014 Opponents W-L: 118-58
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 10
Streak List: 10/31/14 Olympia (Orlando) (43-0), 11/14/14 Oviedo (41-34), 11/21/14 West Orange (Winter Garden) (42-0), 11/28/14 First Coast (Jacksonville) (64-48), 12/5/14 Manatee (Bradenton) (45-14), 12/13/14 Columbus [Christopher] (Miami) (30-23), 8/28/15 Ocoee (40-6), 9/4/15 Edgewater (Orlando) (46-25), 9/11/15 DeLand (49-7), 9/18/15 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (22-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Ocoee, 9/4 Edgewater (Orlando), 9/11 at DeLand, 9/18 at Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 10/2 West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/9 Olympia (Orlando), 10/16 Wekiva (Apopka), 10/23 at Oak Ridge (Orlando), 10/30 at Evans [Maynard] (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Orange (Winter Garden) (60.6), Edgewater (Orlando) (54.1), Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (42.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ocoee (4.2), Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (11.4), Olympia (Orlando) (20.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 (45.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #319
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%



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