Niceville (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon/White Coach: John Hicks League: 6A District 3 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Juanyeh Thomas 6'2" 200 Senior DB/WR 4.55 T.J. Pope 5'10" 185 Junior RB 4.6 Callahan Phillips 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Deonte' Sheffield 5'9.5" 195 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Youth, Enthusiasm Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 40.2 2016 National Rank: #716 2016 State Rank: #44 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.4 2017 National Rank: #1466 2017 State Rank: #90 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 41.4 Dynasty National Rank: #194 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10 Dynasty Record: 128-38 (31-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 33.4 2016 Points Against Average: 16.5 2016 Differential: +16.9 2016 Wins: #1135 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (39-3), #1569 Lincoln (Tallahassee) (30-20), #1714 Escambia (Pensacola) (30-6), #2117 Pine Forest (Pensacola) (27-14), #2988 Bassfield (MS) (42-7), #3134 Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee) (38-18), #3684 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (42-10), #6287 Fort Walton Beach (42-0) 2016 Losses: #379 Navarre (42-28), #532 St. Augustine (35-28), #1257 Crestview (27-21) 2016 Opponents W-L: 76-50 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (7A District 1), 2013 (tied for 1st; 7A District 1), 2011 (tied for 1st; 6A District 2), 2010 (4A District 2), 2009 (4A District 2), 2007 (5A District 1), 2006 (5A District 1), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A District 1), 2004 (5A District 1), 2003 (5A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Lincoln (Tallahassee), 9/1 vs East Ridge (Clermont), 9/8 at Westlake (Austin, TX), 9/15 Lake Area New Tech (New Orleans, LA), 9/29 vs Fort Walton Beach, 10/6 vs Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven), 10/13 vs Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 10/27 vs Crestview, 11/3 vs Navarre Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Austin, TX) (56.8), Navarre (35.5), Lincoln (Tallahassee) (28.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Area New Tech (New Orleans, LA) (-0.7), Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (6), Fort Walton Beach (10.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6 (31.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1324 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |