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GENERAL
Nickname: Dreadnaughts
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Castle
League: 7A District 7
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

D1 PROSPECTS
Latrell Jean 6-2 235 Junior SDE
Keon Zipperer 6-2.5 230 Junior TE
Ja'qurius Smith 6'3" 195 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Robinson 6'4" 205 Senior WR
A.J. Davis 5'11" 190 Senior RB
Damarri Mathis 5'11" 175 Senior CB
Tariq Young 5'11" 185 Senior WR
Larenz Deshazor 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Holden Hotchkiss 6'3" 200 Senior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 46.3
2016 National Rank: #419
2016 State Rank: #29
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 43.8
2017 National Rank: #538
2017 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 46.1
Dynasty National Rank: #91
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 160-21 (45-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.8
2016 Points Against Average: 13.8
2016 Differential: +22
2016 Wins: #979 Winter Haven (35-23), #1873 Auburndale (34-0), #1908 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (43-20), #2558 Fort Lauderdale (39-3), #2577 Bartow (46-15), #3186 Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach) (48-14), #4802 White [Edward H.] (Jacksonville) (49-0), #8408 Haines City (65-0)
2016 Losses: #18 Carol City (Miami) (38-7), #83 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (25-21), #1474 Kathleen (Lakeland) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-50
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (7A District 5), 2011 (7A District 5), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 8), 2006 (5A District 8), 2005 (5A District 8), 2004 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 vs Cooper City, 9/8 vs Apopka, 9/15 vs Gibbs (St. Petersburg), 9/22 vs East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 9/29 vs Bartow, 10/6 vs Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 10/13 vs Winter Haven, 10/20 vs South Broward (Hollywood), 10/27 vs Kathleen (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Apopka (37.6), Kathleen (Lakeland) (34.7), East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gibbs (St. Petersburg) (1.2), Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (3.1), South Broward (Hollywood) (5.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (34.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1790
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%



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