Palm Bay (Melbourne, FL) previews home 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% |