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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Roland Smith
League: 6A District 16
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Kejon Owens 5-9.5 165 Junior RB
Henry Gray 6-1 175 Junior CB
Tatum Bethune 6'0" 215 Senior OLB
Maurice Smith 6'2" 275 Senior OG
Maurice Underwood 6'3" 170 Senior QB
Lexington Joseph 5'6.5" 165 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Robert Hicks 6'0" 235 Senior ILB
Dwayne Boyles 6'3" 225 Senior OLB
Chandler Jones 5'10" 175 Senior CB
Terrell Perriman 5'10" 175 Senior WR
Arthur Brathwaite 6'0" 180 Senior S
Davonta Wilson 6'0" 185 Senior WR
Hunter Goetz 6'2" 170 Senior S
Taurrian Stafford 6'3" 325 Senior OG
Seth McGill 5'9" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 63.8
2017 National Rank: #52
2017 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +6.1
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +4.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -8.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 52.2
2018 National Rank: #84
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 56.7
Dynasty National Rank: #47
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 152-34 (54-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 33
2017 Points Against Average: 14.6
2017 Differential: +18.4
2017 Wins: #13 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) (24-20), #68 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (48-24), #161 Carol City (Miami) (26-13), #563 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) (19-17), #972 Norland (Miami) (23-12), #1648 Heritage (Palm Bay) (42-6), #2766 Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach) (65-14), #5202 Edison (Miami) (50-0), #7157 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (59-0)
2017 Losses: #2 IMG Academy (Bradenton) (24-15), #27 Northwestern (Miami) (21-7), #27 Northwestern (Miami) (24-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 82-52
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (6A District 13), 2008 (6A District 13), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 8/31 at Washington [Booker T.] (Miami), 9/8 at St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/15 at Edison (Miami), 9/21 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale), 9/28 at Norland (Miami), 10/5 Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach), 10/11 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah), 10/19 at Northwestern (Miami), 10/26 Carol City (Miami)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (88.4), St. John's (Washington, DC) (86.7), Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (65.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (-16.6), Edison (Miami) (-8.6), Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach) (2.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.7 (50.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #31
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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