Port St. Joe (FL) previews home 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% |