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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffalo
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Richard Pettus
League: 4A Region 2
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mac Harris 4'6" 205 Senior QB/DB 6.2
Bryce Mellado 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.7
A.J. Williams 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2018 National Rank: #1637
2018 State Rank: #131
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.7
2019 National Rank: #758
2019 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8282
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 91-59 (35-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 43
2018 Points Against Average: 14.9
2018 Differential: +28.1
2018 Wins: #1782 First Academy (Orlando) (28-7), #3592 Yonge [P. K.] (Gainesville) (49-14), #3953 Crescent City (64-47), #5709 Wildwood (42-34), #6591 Keystone Heights (35-7), #8724 Lecanto (35-0), #9296 Tavares (36-0), #9524 Taylor [T. Dewitt] (Pierson) (39-14), #9913 Hamilton County (Jasper) (48-0), #11232 Interlachen (50-0), #12842 Umatilla (49-13)
2018 Losses: #1391 Dunnellon (43-41)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-71
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2011 (1A District 8), 2005 (2B District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Lake Weir (Ocala), 8/29 Tavares, 9/6 Crescent City, 9/13 at Key West, 9/20 at Lecanto, 9/27 Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 10/4 at Crystal River, 10/11 South Sumter (Bushnell), 10/25 Wildwood, 11/1 at First Academy (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Weir (Ocala) (15), South Sumter (Bushnell) (5.9), Key West (4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Tavares (-27.5), Lecanto (-18.2), Wildwood (-6.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (1.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #249
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2459
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58%