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GENERAL
Nickname: Seminoles
Colors: Garnet/Gold
Coach: Jarrod Hickman
League: 3A Region 1 (moving from 3A District 1)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Sawyer 6'1" 200 Senior RB/CB 4.5
Will Haigler 6'1" 190 Senior WR/FS 4.58
Kyle Prater 6'0.5" 225 Senior RB/ILB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Makel Young 5'10" 185 Senior RB
Cam Brown 6'2" 210 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Very Good Skill Position Players, QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2016 National Rank: #2593
2016 State Rank: #155
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.6
2017 National Rank: #2787
2017 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22
Dynasty National Rank: #2004
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 104-57 (29-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 22.6
2016 Points Against Average: 18.5
2016 Differential: +4.1
2016 Wins: #3085 Episcopal (Jacksonville) (20-17), #3596 Taylor County (Perry) (27-0), #3817 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (37-21), #4802 Marianna (35-29), #5328 Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (13-0), #11952 Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (69-0)
2016 Losses: #157 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (38-7), #695 Madison County (Madison) (14-10), #2447 Leon (Tallahassee) (23-10), #3699 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (26-7), #4189 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (35-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-48
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1), 2014 (4A District 1), 2013 (4A District 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; 2B District 2), 2008 (2B District 2), 2007 (2B District 2), 2004 (2B District 2), 2003 (2B District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Marple Newtown (Newtown Square, PA), 9/1 vs Blountstown, 9/8 vs Madison County (Madison), 9/15 vs Chiles [Lawton] (Tallahassee), 9/29 vs Gadsden County (Havana), 10/6 vs North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 10/13 vs Wakulla (Crawfordville), 10/20 vs Marianna, 10/27 vs Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee), 11/3 vs Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison County (Madison) (46), Marple Newtown (Newtown Square, PA) (27.2), Wakulla (Crawfordville) (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gadsden County (Havana) (10.7), Marianna (11.5), Blountstown (14.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (23.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1548
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%