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GENERAL
Nickname: Dreadnaughts
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Castle
League: 7A District 7
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

D1 PROSPECTS
Demarkcus Bowman 5-11 185 Junior RB
Keon Zipperer 6'2" 240 Senior TE
Lloyd Summerall 6'5" 205 Senior WDE
Latrell Jean 6'2" 250 Senior SDE
Tre Huntley 6'3" 225 Senior WDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevaris Thomas 6'3" 230 Senior QB
Ja'qurius Smith 6'3" 215 Senior OLB
Dacoda Weaver 6'5" 320 Senior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 49.7
2017 National Rank: #271
2017 State Rank: #30
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 35.3
2018 National Rank: #307
2018 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 50.9
Dynasty National Rank: #112
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.6
Dynasty Record: 170-22 (48-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35.1
2017 Points Against Average: 10.6
2017 Differential: +24.5
2017 Wins: #309 Apopka (42-35), #1278 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (24-7), #1550 Kathleen (Lakeland) (10-3), #1638 Winter Haven (17-13), #1638 Winter Haven (55-7), #1741 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (52-0), #2485 South Broward (Hollywood) (31-6), #3455 Cooper City (54-7), #3800 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (52-20), #5514 Bartow (39-6)
2017 Losses: #182 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (13-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-49
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (7A District 5), 2011 (7A District 5), 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 8), 2006 (5A District 8), 2005 (5A District 8), 2004 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Manatee (Bradenton), 8/31 Cooper City, 9/7 at Apopka, 9/14 Gibbs (St. Petersburg), 9/21 at East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 9/28 Bartow, 10/5 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 10/12 at Winter Haven, 10/19 South Broward (Hollywood), 10/26 at Kathleen (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Apopka (38.1), Manatee (Bradenton) (24.7), Winter Haven (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bartow (-13.4), Gibbs (St. Petersburg) (-9.4), Cooper City (-8.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6 (34.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1257
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%



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