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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Kent Smith
League: 6A District 1 (moving from 6A District 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Strain 5'11" 160 Junior DB 4.45
Braden Harrelson 6'2" 265 Junior OL 5.5
Lorenzo Nolasco 6'0" 255 Senior DL 5.4

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Damean Bivins 6'0" 220 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 24.2
2018 National Rank: #1973
2018 State Rank: #144
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: -1.3
2019 National Rank: #3425
2019 State Rank: #228
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 33.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1049
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.6
Dynasty Record: 114-66 (39-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 34.7
2018 Points Against Average: 31.5
2018 Differential: +3.2
2018 Wins: #1995 Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (37-30), #3067 Pensacola (37-22), #3514 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (45-28), #3873 Milton (21-14), #4544 Tate [J. M.] (Cantonment) (69-28), #6359 Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola) (58-33), #6466 Fort Walton Beach (30-20)
2018 Losses: #299 Navarre (49-30), #299 Navarre (38-6), #901 Pine Forest (Pensacola) (40-7), #1420 Gulf Breeze (45-42)
2018 Opponents W-L: 58-62-1
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2008 (4A District 1), 2007 (4A District 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1), 2005 (4A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 8/30 at Navarre, 9/13 at Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven), 9/20 Fort Walton Beach, 9/27 Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola), 10/4 at Escambia (Pensacola), 10/11 at Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola), 10/18 at Gulf Breeze, 10/25 Milton, 11/1 at Oak Mountain (Birmingham, AL)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Navarre (33.8), Escambia (Pensacola) (25.1), Pensacola Catholic (Pensacola) (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Walton Beach (-21.7), Washington [Booker T.] (Pensacola) (-19.5), Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) (-7.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 (23.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1478
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%