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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Red/Silver
Coach: Dan Burke
League: 5A District 14
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
B.J. Daniels 6'1" 200 Senior RB
Jalen Shelton 5'9" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.9
2016 National Rank: #739
2016 State Rank: #46
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 36.9
2017 National Rank: #952
2017 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.2
Dynasty National Rank: #437
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 125-38 (51-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34
2016 Points Against Average: 7.4
2016 Differential: +26.6
2016 Wins: #1160 Columbine (Littleton, CO) (25-20), #2096 Merritt Island (27-10), #2183 Heritage (Palm Bay) (38-0), #3339 Titusville (39-6), #3684 Rockledge (24-0), #5231 Melbourne (22-0), #7032 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (49-14), #7472 Eustis (49-10), #8264 Bayside (Palm Bay) (42-0), #9335 Space Coast (Cocoa) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #438 Bishop Moore (Orlando) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-64
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (6A District 13), 2011 (6A District 13), 2010 (4A District 13), 2008 (5A District 13), 2007 (tied for 1st; 5A District 13), 2006 (5A District 4), 2005 (5A District 4), 2003 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Sebastian River (Sebastian), 9/1 vs Martin County (Stuart), 9/8 vs Heritage (Palm Bay), 9/15 vs Titusville, 9/22 vs Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 9/29 vs Merritt Island, 10/6 vs Viera, 10/13 vs Rockledge, 10/20 vs Space Coast (Cocoa), 11/3 vs Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Viera (53.2), Sebastian River (Sebastian) (36.4), Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Space Coast (Cocoa) (-3.7), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (11.8), Titusville (19.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (18.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #85
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1066
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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