Victory Christian Academy (Lakeland, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Storm
Colors: Red/Black/Silver
League: 2A Region 2 (moving from 2A District 4)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ja'Quaes Stone 5'8" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.7
Bradley Clark 6'0" 175 Senior WR/LB 4.85
Joseph King 6'0" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Abule Abadi 6'7" 245 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Core Group Coming Back, Work-Ethic, Chemistry/Football IQ
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, 2 Leading Tacklers Graduated

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 16.8
2016 National Rank: #3709
2016 State Rank: #219
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.6
2017 National Rank: #4089
2017 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4185
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 129-48 (54-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.8
2016 Points Against Average: 20.7
2016 Differential: +13.1
2016 Wins: #2152 Northside Christian (St. Petersburg) (40-35), #5328 Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg) (20-14), #5367 Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) (35-28), #5367 Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) (24-16), #9080 Pasco (Dade City) (28-19), #9535 Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) (56-34), #10250 West Oaks Academy (Orlando) (31-6), #12335 Warner Christian Academy (South Daytona) (51-12), #12880 Duval (Jacksonville) (41-0), #13726 Cornerstone Charter Academy (Belle Isle) (48-20)
2016 Losses: #931 University Christian (Jacksonville) (43-13), #2834 Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) (21-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 54-67
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2005 (1B)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (2A District 4), 2014 (2A District 4), 2013 (2A District 4), 2011 (2A District 4), 2010 (1B District 5), 2009 (1B District 5), 2008 (1B District 5), 2006 (1B District 6), 2005 (1B District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 Tenoroc (Lakeland), 9/8 vs Northside Christian (St. Petersburg), 9/15 vs Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 9/22 vs Warner Christian Academy (South Daytona), 9/29 vs Frostproof, 10/6 vs Zephyrhills Christian Academy (Zephyrhills), 10/20 vs Cambridge Christian (Tampa), 10/27 vs Fort Meade, 11/3 vs Kingdom Prep (Auburndale)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge Christian (Tampa) (38.8), Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg) (25.7), Fort Meade (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Warner Christian Academy (South Daytona) (-32.1), Kingdom Prep (Auburndale) (-15), Tenoroc (Lakeland) (0)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 (2.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #327
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4459
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%