Heritage (Palm Bay, FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/Black/White Coach: Mark Ainsley League: 6A District 14 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rasheed Simmon 6'3" 265 Senior OL 5.2 Jaquan Martin 6'1" 220 Junior RB 4.68 Isiah Gamble 6'1" 180 Sophomore MLB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB/LB Depth, Speed, TE Team Weaknesses: K/P RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.1 2016 National Rank: #2188 2016 State Rank: #132 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.6 2017 National Rank: #2192 2017 State Rank: #135 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2223 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 53-35 (23-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 17.1 2016 Points Against Average: 15.9 2016 Differential: +1.2 2016 Wins: #2096 Merritt Island (28-21), #3450 Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (13-7), #3735 Jensen Beach (27-12), #5231 Melbourne (27-0), #5582 Dakota Ridge (Littleton, CO) (22-18), #8264 Bayside (Palm Bay) (35-14) 2016 Losses: #738 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (38-0), #761 Sebastian River (Sebastian) (28-7), #1033 Osceola (Kissimmee) (14-6), #1296 Okeechobee (7-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-42 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Lake Mary, 9/1 vs Merritt Island, 9/8 vs Palm Bay (Melbourne), 9/15 vs Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 9/29 vs Okeechobee, 10/6 vs Melbourne, 10/13 vs Sebastian River (Sebastian), 10/20 vs Jensen Beach, 10/27 vs Bayside (Palm Bay), 11/3 vs Viera Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (53.2), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (36.9), Sebastian River (Sebastian) (36.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bayside (Palm Bay) (-0.6), Melbourne (10.9), Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (17.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #967 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%