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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: TaVaris Johnson
League: 6A District 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #78

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier Gaines 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.9
Joshua Dunn 6'0" 195 Senior DB
Ean Biancardi 6'5" 290 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.7
2015 National Rank: #4985
2015 State Rank: #289
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.4
2016 National Rank: #8851
2016 State Rank: #440
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1425
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.9
Dynasty Record: 93-52 [92-53 on the field] (35-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.7
2015 Points Against Average: 28.2
2015 Differential: -12.5
2015 Wins: #4593 Ridge (Davenport) (22-20), #7684 Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (25-10), #9231 Haines City (30-12)
2015 Losses: #947 Winter Haven (48-0), #1283 Merritt Island (54-12), #1411 Sebring (21-6), #2098 Lake Gibson (Lakeland) (19-6), #2254 Bartow (28-19), #3867 Auburndale (42-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 45-48
Recent League Championships: 2014 (5A District 10), 2013 (5A District 10), 2011 (5A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Ridge (Davenport), 9/2 Merritt Island, 9/9 Haines City, 9/16 at Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 9/30 at Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville), 10/7 at Winter Haven, 10/14 Lake Region (Eagle Lake), 10/21 Sebring, 10/28 at Auburndale, 11/4 Bartow
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sebring (40.3), Merritt Island (39.3), Winter Haven (36.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (-3.2), Haines City (1.7), Auburndale (14.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1379
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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