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%