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GENERAL
Colors: Royal Blue/Silver
Coach: Kevin Wright
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Smith 6'4" 245 Senior DE
Trey Sanders 6'0" 215 Senior RB
Noah Cain 6'0" 215 Senior RB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Josh Griffis 6-4 225 Junior WDE
Lejond Cavazos 6-0 185 Junior S
Tre'von Riggins 6-1.5 275 Junior SDE
Evan Neal 6'7.5" 360 Senior OT
Josh Delgado 5'11" 180 Senior WR
Dontae Lucas 6'3" 325 Senior OG
Deyavie Hammond 6'3" 340 Senior OG
Jaleel McRae 6'2" 230 Senior OLB
Mikel Jones 6'2" 205 Senior OLB
Justin Osborne 6'4" 300 Senior OT
Eric Gregory 6'4" 240 Senior WDE
Chris Akporoghene 6'4" 290 Senior OT
Shamar Nash 6'0.5" 195 Senior WR
Cameron Phillips 6'1" 180 Senior WR
Charles Turner 6'4" 260 Senior OC
Briton Allen 5'10.5" 185 Senior S
David Baldwin 6'4" 215 Senior QB
Chris Shearin 5'11" 175 Senior CB
Antoine Whitner 6'4" 295 Senior OT
Jayden Curry 5'11" 190 Senior CB
Montavious Brini 6'0" 205 Senior WR
Bryson Lucero 6'2" 210 Senior QB
Aidan Swanson 6'3" 165 Senior P

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Houston Griffith 6'1" 190 Senior CB
Brendan Radley-Hiles 5'10" 185 Senior CB
Taron Vincent 6'2" 285 Senior DT
Xavier Thomas 6'3" 260 Senior SDE
Stephon Wynn 6'4" 305 Senior SDE
T.J. Pledger 5'8" 190 Senior APB
Brian Hightower 6'2.5" 200 Senior WR
Ayodele Adeoye 6'0" 230 Senior ILB
Mike Jones Jr. 6'0" 225 Senior OLB
Curtis Dunlap 6'4" 365 Senior OG
Daniel Faalele 6'8" 400 Senior OT
Reuben Unije 6'5" 305 Senior OT
T.K. Chimedza 6'3" 300 Senior DT
Artur Sitkowski 6'5" 215 Senior QB
Verdis Brown 6'3" 295 Senior OC
Greg Newsome 6'1" 170 Senior CB
Jalen Jordan 6'5" 210 Senior WR
Kingston Harris 6'3" 285 Senior DT
Zack Annexstad 6'2.5" 200 Senior QB
Josh Walker 6'2" 285 Senior DT
Juan Wallace 6'2" 215 Senior ILB
Andre Cisco 6'0" 185 Senior S
Alondras Strong 5'11" 180 Senior S
Case Gatlin 6'4" 220 Senior OLB
Shamaur McDowell 5'11" 185 Senior CB
Mitchell Zoloty 6'2" 250 Senior OG
Dane Saltarelli 6'5" 230 Senior TE
Kevin Johnson 5'11" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, Top 2 RBs Nationally Are Back, Have Top P/K In Country
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 2 All-American DL

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 90.5
2017 National Rank: #2
2017 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +39.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -14.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 122.6
2018 National Rank: #2
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 71.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 50.9
Dynasty Record: 44-3

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-0
2017 League Record/Finish:  
2017 Points For Average: 34.1
2017 Points Against Average: 12.6
2017 Differential: +21.5
2017 Wins: #12 Centennial (Corona, CA) (40-20), #26 Chandler (AZ) (27-14), #27 Northwestern (Miami) (21-0), #28 Venice (38-12), #35 Hoover (AL) (32-21), #52 Central (Miami) (24-15), #54 East (Salt Lake City, UT) (43-19), #272 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (48-0)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 86-22
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 36
Streak List: 9/5/14 Prestonwood Christian (Plano, TX) (69-36), 9/12/14 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (61-0), 9/19/14 Montverde Academy (Montverde) (43-7), 9/26/14 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) (36-20), 10/3/14 Monsignor Pace [Edward] (Miami) (61-0), 10/10/14 Lake Minneola (Minneola) (49-0), 10/16/14 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (28-7), 10/31/14 Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater) (50-21), 11/7/14 Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah) (48-8), 8/30/15 Miramar (38-14), 9/5/15 DeSoto (TX) (47-29), 9/11/15 Cocoa (49-7), 9/19/15 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (59-47), 10/2/15 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) (24-12), 10/9/15 Southern Lab (Baton Rouge, LA) (42-0), 10/23/15 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (28-20), 10/30/15 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD) (50-16), 8/27/16 Grayson (Loganville, GA) (26-7), 9/3/16 Centennial (Corona, CA) (50-49), 9/10/16 Washington [Booker T.] (Tulsa, OK) (49-7), 9/17/16 St. John's (Washington, DC) (35-14), 9/23/16 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (38-0), 10/13/16 Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (38-0), 10/21/16 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (34-21), 10/28/16 Poly (Long Beach, CA) (34-0), 11/5/16 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (43-0), 11/12/16 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (38-0), 11/19/16 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (16-6), 8/26/17 Chandler (AZ) (27-14), 9/2/17 Centennial (Corona, CA) (40-20), 9/22/17 Central (Miami) (24-15), 9/30/17 Northwestern (Miami) (21-0), 10/6/17 Venice (38-12), 10/20/17 East (Salt Lake City, UT) (43-19), 11/3/17 Hoover (AL) (32-21), 11/11/17 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, PA), 8/31 Norland (Miami), 9/7 at Liberty (Henderson, NV), 9/21 at Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA), 9/29 Northwestern (Miami), 10/13 Superior Collegiate (Clearwater), 10/20 Middletown (DE), 10/26 COF Academy (Columbus, OH), 11/2 at Hoover (AL)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) (115.3), Hoover (AL) (61.5), Liberty (Henderson, NV) (53.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Superior Collegiate (Clearwater) (-9.2), Middletown (DE) (19.6), Norland (Miami) (21.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 69.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%