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GENERAL
Nickname: Sharks
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: John Palmer
League: 1A Region 2 (moving from 1A District 3)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alvin Dempsey 6'2" 270 Senior DT 5.3
Jasmin Thomas 5'8" 190 Senior RB 4.7
Kendre Gant 6'3" 195 Junior WR 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 9.4
2016 National Rank: #5242
2016 State Rank: #284
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2017 National Rank: #4836
2017 State Rank: #268
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4242
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 115-49 (54-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.6
2016 Points Against Average: 18.7
2016 Differential: +16.9
2016 Wins: #3759 South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach) (15-6), #6571 Freeport (46-28), #9761 Bozeman [Deane] (Panama City) (46-0), #9984 Rutherford (Panama City) (41-0), #10812 Wewahitchka (64-0), #11952 Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (46-6)
2016 Losses: #1888 Trenton (33-27), #2478 Blountstown (33-6), #3596 Taylor County (Perry) (32-25), #4851 West Gadsden (Greensboro) (49-40)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-46
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2005
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 1A District 3), 2015 (1A District 3), 2013 (1A District 4), 2009 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2), 2007 (1A District 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; 1A District 1), 2005 (1A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Wewahitchka, 9/1 vs Marianna, 9/8 vs Bay (Panama City), 9/22 vs Rutherford (Panama City), 9/29 vs Autauga Academy (Prattville, AL), 10/6 vs Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 10/13 vs South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach), 10/20 vs Blountstown, 10/27 vs Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach), 11/3 vs North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Autauga Academy (Prattville, AL) (39.7), North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (18.6), Arnold [J. R.] (Panama City Beach) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wewahitchka (-18.9), Rutherford (Panama City) (-11.3), South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach) (4.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (6.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4433
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%