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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Red/Silver
Coach: Dan Burke
League: 5A District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dez Arthur 5'10" 175 Senior WR/ATH 4.5
Stuart Brown 6'5" 225 Senior QB 4.9
Mitchell Cook 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Twonnie Pollard 6'3" 210 Senior LB
Brian Lankford-Johnson 6'1" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Running Game, K
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 39.6
2015 National Rank: #871
2015 State Rank: #70
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.7
2016 National Rank: #1251
2016 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34.6
Dynasty National Rank: #455
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 115-37 (46-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 33.2
2015 Points Against Average: 19.3
2015 Differential: +13.9
2015 Wins: #295 Viera (40-35), #555 Heritage (Palm Bay) (10-7), #3013 Titusville (45-10), #3463 Rockledge (41-17), #4821 Space Coast (Cocoa) (49-14), #6607 Melbourne (42-0), #8710 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (45-19), #10037 Bayside (Palm Bay) (45-7)
2015 Losses: #94 Bishop Moore (Orlando) (38-7), #357 Cocoa (24-7), #1283 Merritt Island (41-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-58
Recent League Championships: 2012 (6A District 13), 2011 (6A District 13), 2010 (4A District 13), 2008 (5A District 13), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A District 13), 2006 (5A District 4), 2005 (5A District 4), 2003 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/25/16 Columbine (Littleton, CO) (25-20), 9/2/16 Bayside (Palm Bay) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 Columbine (Littleton, CO), 9/2 Bayside (Palm Bay), 9/16 at Rockledge, 9/23 Melbourne, 9/30 Titusville, 10/7 Viera, 10/14 at Space Coast (Cocoa), 10/21 Merritt Island, 10/28 at Satellite (Satellite Beach), 11/4 at Heritage (Palm Bay)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Palm Bay) (43.9), Columbine (Littleton, CO) (40.6), Merritt Island (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bayside (Palm Bay) (-2.1), Satellite (Satellite Beach) (2.9), Melbourne (9.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (29.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1554
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%