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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Mark Latsko
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Matthews 5'10" 170 Junior QB 4.65
Jalen Kelsey 6'1" 170 Junior WR 4.61
D'Verik Daniel 5'9" 190 Junior LB 4.62

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
K.J. Minter 6'1" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, LBs
Team Weaknesses: OL, Special Teams, Secondary

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2016 National Rank: #2549
2016 State Rank: #148
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.6
2017 National Rank: #2192
2017 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 28.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1038
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 101-62 (34-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.9
2016 Points Against Average: 24.1
2016 Differential: +1.8
2016 Wins: #1090 Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville) (31-30), #2614 North Marion (Citra) (22-21), #7759 Eastside (Gainesville) (36-0), #8344 Leesburg (38-12), #9272 Lake Weir (Ocala) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #447 Vanguard (Ocala) (56-7), #829 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (43-7), #993 Columbia (Lake City) (17-12), #3186 Forest (Ocala) (38-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-45
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010 (4A District 5), 2009 (4A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/20/16 Leesburg (38-12), 10/28/16 Eastside (Gainesville) (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Columbia (Lake City), 9/1 vs Santa Fe (Alachua), 9/15 vs Lake Weir (Ocala), 9/22 vs North Marion (Citra), 9/29 vs Forest (Ocala), 10/6 vs Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville), 10/13 vs Vanguard (Ocala), 10/20 vs Leesburg, 10/27 vs South Lake (Groveland), 11/3 vs Eastside (Gainesville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Vanguard (Ocala) (52.3), Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville) (37.9), Columbia (Lake City) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Weir (Ocala) (0.1), South Lake (Groveland) (1.5), Eastside (Gainesville) (2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1891
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%