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GENERAL
Nickname: Sharks
Colors: Black/Teal/Silver
Coach: Tom Scalise
League: 7A District 11 (moving from 7A District 12)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Matia 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.7
Kaden Kitchner 6'0" 185 Senior LB 4.69
Alex Papas 5'8" 185 Senior OL 5.2

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Luke Baker 6'5" 215 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, QB Is Great Leader
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2018 National Rank: #3438
2018 State Rank: #226
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: -2.1
2019 National Rank: #3566
2019 State Rank: #237
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #4343
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 72-88 (25-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 27.9
2018 Points Against Average: 27.2
2018 Differential: +0.7
2018 Wins: #1296 Hialeah (28-14), #3558 Golden Gate (Naples) (37-13), #5888 Lely (Naples) (33-13), #6540 South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (49-37), #9846 Estero (52-14)
2018 Losses: #426 Naples (51-0), #1030 Riverdale (Fort Myers) (47-20), #2159 Collier [Barron] (Naples) (30-13), #2928 Monsignor Pace [Edward] (Miami) (35-33), #4699 Palmetto Ridge (Naples) (18-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 58-50
Recent League Championships: 2016 (7A District 12), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/26/18 South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (49-37), 11/2/18 Golden Gate (Naples) (37-13)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Golden Gate (Naples), 8/30 at Lely (Naples), 9/6 Immokalee, 9/13 Belen Jesuit (Miami), 9/20 Reagan [Ronald W.] (Doral), 9/27 Riverdale (Fort Myers), 10/4 at Palmetto Ridge (Naples), 10/11 at North Port, 10/25 at Lehigh (Lehigh Acres), 11/1 Collier [Barron] (Naples)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Belen Jesuit (Miami) (23.9), Collier [Barron] (Naples) (12.8), Riverdale (Fort Myers) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Reagan [Ronald W.] (Doral) (-23.7), North Port (-14.3), Lely (Naples) (-7.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1615
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%