Hernando (Brooksville, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Rob Kazmier
League: 5A District 8 (moving from 5A District 7)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shavaris McNair 5'9" 165 Senior S/RB
Qwenton Coney 6'3" 230 Senior DE/TE
Isaiah Brown 6'2" 225 Senior TE/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire DL/Secondary Return From Very Strong Defense, LBs, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire Backfield

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 16.7
2018 National Rank: #3022
2018 State Rank: #199
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2019 National Rank: #3224
2019 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6730
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 73-90 [72-91 on the field] (50-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 29.6
2018 Points Against Average: 15.1
2018 Differential: +14.5
2018 Wins: #3607 Dakota Ridge (Littleton, CO) (30-29), #3962 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (17-14), #4384 Land O' Lakes (48-14), #5884 Weeki Wachee (47-0), #8370 Fivay (Hudson) (40-7), #8724 Lecanto (67-7), #11492 Central (Brooksville) (36-0)
2018 Losses: #1008 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (35-14), #1750 Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (28-14), #2727 Crystal River (14-7), #4868 Citrus (Inverness) (18-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 61-56
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; 5A District 7), 2012 (tied for 1st; 6A District 6), 2011 (6A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 8/30 at Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 9/6 Lake Weir (Ocala), 9/13 at Crystal River, 9/20 Wildwood, 9/27 at Weeki Wachee, 10/4 at Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill), 10/11 at Citrus (Inverness), 10/18 Central (Brooksville), 10/25 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (23.9), Lake Weir (Ocala) (15), Crystal River (2.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Brooksville) (-43.1), Wildwood (-6.7), Weeki Wachee (-5.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (8.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2300
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%