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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 8A District 4
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PROSPECT
Jalen Carter 6-4 275 Junior SDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
William Barnes 6'4" 325 Senior OT
Ed Montilus 6'2" 285 Senior OG
Mychal Austin 6'1" 250 Senior SDE
Chance Bush 5'10" 175 Senior CB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 48.2
2017 National Rank: #309
2017 State Rank: #35
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 38.1
2018 National Rank: #246
2018 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 45.8
Dynasty National Rank: #248
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 145-42 (52-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.4
2017 Points Against Average: 18.6
2017 Differential: +15.8
2017 Wins: #69 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (21-14), #658 Boone [William R.] (Orlando) (21-10), #972 Norland (Miami) (14-6), #1119 Seminole (Sanford) (54-21), #2407 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (57-12), #2653 Oak Ridge (Orlando) (44-12), #3277 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (55-12), #5603 Ocoee (44-7)
2017 Losses: #116 Wekiva (Apopka) (22-14), #202 Winter Park (34-27), #271 Lakeland (42-35), #677 West Orange (Winter Garden) (31-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 89-48
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013, 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Ocoee, 8/31 at Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 9/7 Lakeland, 9/14 Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 9/21 at Boone [William R.] (Orlando), 9/28 vs Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 10/5 Mandarin (Jacksonville), 10/12 at West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/26 at Wekiva (Apopka), 11/2 Oak Ridge (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wekiva (Apopka) (63.5), Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (40.4), Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (39.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ocoee (-4.6), Mandarin (Jacksonville) (-2.4), Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (6.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7 (41.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #150
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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