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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Navy/Burgundy
Coach: John Scargle
League: 8A District 6
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh McKee 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.65
Wyatt Beasey 5'10" 165 Junior QB/ATH 4.75
Nick Glowaty 5'11" 205 Senior MLB/OL 4.85

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Samson Jackson 6'4" 275 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working/Focused Group Of Juniors/Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.2
2016 National Rank: #3114
2016 State Rank: #183
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2017 National Rank: #3949
2017 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4976
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 64-79 [63-80 on the field] (20-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.6
2016 Points Against Average: 21.8
2016 Differential: +11.8
2016 Wins: #1108 Riverview (Sarasota) (35-30), #4595 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (44-37), #6500 Riverview (59-21), #6982 Tarpon Springs (54-17), #9831 Alonso (Tampa) (38-6), #10087 Seminole (6-0), #11865 Dunedin (41-0)
2016 Losses: #665 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (38-35), #1519 Manatee (Bradenton) (55-17), #4440 Newsome (Lithia) (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 43-57
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/14/16 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (44-37), 10/21/16 Tarpon Springs (54-17), 10/28/16 Riverview (59-21), 11/4/16 Dunedin (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 9/1 vs Seminole, 9/8 vs Largo, 9/15 vs Riverview, 9/29 vs Riverview (Sarasota), 10/6 vs Manatee (Bradenton), 10/13 vs Alonso (Tampa), 10/20 vs Newsome (Lithia), 10/27 vs Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 11/3 vs Dunedin
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (33.5), Riverview (Sarasota) (27), Manatee (Bradenton) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dunedin (-31.8), Seminole (-14.4), Alonso (Tampa) (-14.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #363
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5379
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%