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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 8A Region 2 (moving from 8A District 4)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

D1 PROSPECT
Jaquan Lowman 6'1" 175 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen Carter 6'3" 300 Senior DT
Jalen Williams 6'7" 200 Senior TE
Jecoryan Davis-Hamilton 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Anthony Fieldings 5'8.5" 160 Senior CB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 58.3
2019 National Rank: #91
2019 State Rank: #8
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 49.5
2020 National Rank*: #117
2020 State Rank*: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 46.5
Dynasty National Rank: #191
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3
Dynasty Record: 165-48 (59-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 29.4
2019 Points Against Average: 10.2
2019 Differential: +19.2
2019 Wins: #216 Seminole (Sanford) (20-0), #239 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (34-13), #363 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (41-15), #724 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (21-13), #823 Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast) (44-25), #1092 Wekiva (Apopka) (34-0), #1205 Lake Mary (45-11), #1614 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (35-0), #1850 Coral Gables (27-12), #2018 West Orange (Winter Garden) (10-0), #2296 Ocoee (41-12), #2427 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (28-0)
2019 Losses: #102 Columbus [Christopher] (Miami) (21-20), #123 Jones (Orlando) (21-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 113-50
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012
Recent League Championships: 2019 (8A District 4), 2018 (tied for 1st; 8A District 4), 2016 (8A District 4), 2013 (8A District 4), 2010 (6A District 5), 2009 (6A District 5), 2007 (6A District 4), 2006 (6A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/17 Ocoee, 9/25 at Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 10/2 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 10/9 at Jones (Orlando), 10/16 West Orange (Winter Garden), 10/23 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 10/30 at Lake Mary, 11/6 at Wekiva (Apopka), 11/20 at Winter Park, 11/27 at West Orange (Winter Garden), 12/4 Lake Mary, 12/11 Seminole (Sanford)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Seminole (Sanford) (47.2), Jones (Orlando) (46.2), Lake Mary (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (0.8), Ocoee (3.6), West Orange (Winter Garden) (14.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4 (40.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 22
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #23
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #370
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 11-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 33%



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