Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Troy Harrison
League: 4A Region 4 (moving from Southeastern - North)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 2-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Robert Fatovic 6'3" 270 Senior C/DL
Brett Elpert 5'11" 210 Senior LB/FB 4.8
Bailey Finkelberg 6'1" 190 Senior WR/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented, OL Size, All LBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2016 National Rank: #5689
2016 State Rank: #298
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.9
2017 National Rank: #5930
2017 State Rank: #323
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6358
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 81-53 (27-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.8
2016 Points Against Average: 14.8
2016 Differential: +17
2016 Wins: #6732 Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) (27-26), #6732 Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) (20-6), #9189 LaSalle (Miami) (38-16), #11146 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (34-7), #11824 St. Andrew's (Boca Raton) (28-8), #12057 Marathon (41-0), #13405 Florida Christian (Miami) (53-0), #14340 Avant Garde Academy (Kissimmee) (56-0)
2016 Losses: #2728 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (51-19), #2728 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (21-13), #8216 Glades Day (Belle Glade) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-47
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Southeastern - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs), 9/1 vs Key West, 9/8 vs Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 9/15 vs St. Andrew's (Boca Raton), 9/22 vs Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 9/29 vs Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens), 10/6 vs King's Academy (West Palm Beach), 10/13 vs LaSalle (Miami), 10/20 vs Gulliver Prep (Miami), 10/27 vs North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) (29.2), King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (23.9), Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Andrew's (Boca Raton) (-14), LaSalle (Miami) (-6), Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs) (0.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1 (-4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +25.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #337
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4711
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%