Union County (Lake Butler, FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fightin' Tigers Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Ronny Pruitt League: 1A Region 3 (moving from 1A District 6) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Charles Strong 6'2.5" 225 Senior RB 4.62 Shamar Highland 6'1" 190 Senior DB/OLB 4.59 Marice Strong 6'2.5" 295 Senior DL/OL 5.25 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Attitude/Hard-Working, Big RB, OL Team Weaknesses: Roster Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 9.2 2016 National Rank: #5281 2016 State Rank: #287 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2017 National Rank: #4906 2017 State Rank: #273 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3149 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6 Dynasty Record: 103-54 (34-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 26 2016 Points Against Average: 26.7 2016 Differential: -0.7 2016 Wins: #6999 Hamilton County (Jasper) (33-8), #7843 Hawthorne (27-26), #7996 Hilliard (43-8), #8237 Paxon (Jacksonville) (25-11), #11839 Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) (58-6) 2016 Losses: #829 Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne) (55-14), #2064 Newberry (40-22), #2254 Fort White (34-12), #4416 Baldwin (28-13), #4826 Clearwater Academy International (Clearwater) (51-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-44 Recent League Championships: 2012 (1A District 7), 2011 (1A District 7), 2004 (2B District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/16 Paxon (Jacksonville) (25-11) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Avant Garde Academy (Kissimmee), 9/1 vs North Florida Institute (Jacksonville), 9/8 vs Interlachen, 9/15 vs Dixie County (Cross City), 9/22 vs Baldwin, 9/29 vs Newberry, 10/6 vs Hawthorne, 10/13 vs Fort White, 10/20 vs Williston, 10/27 vs Taylor County (Perry) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Newberry (28.9), Taylor County (Perry) (24), Fort White (19.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Avant Garde Academy (Kissimmee) (-51.3), Interlachen (-17.9), North Florida Institute (Jacksonville) (-13.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #406 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6955 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |