GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Matt Hedrick
League: 5A Region 3 (moving from 5A District 7)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #12
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Janiero Crankfield 5'8" 160 Senior SB 4.49
Charlie Rolenc 6'1" 265 Senior DT/T 5.0
Sonny Rao 6'2" 220 Senior ILB/TE 4.9
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Caleb Perez 6'5.5" 225 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, OL Experience, Chemistry/Culture
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Youth, Lack Depth At Some Positions
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2019 National Rank: #1172
2019 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 19.5
2020 National Rank*: #1340
2020 State Rank*: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1431
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 146-50 (57-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 36.7
2019 Points Against Average: 26.3
2019 Differential: +10.4
2019 Wins: #1459 South Sumter (Bushnell) (42-28), #5052 Tavares (48-12), #5683 Leesburg (38-0), #5860 Harmony (41-7), #5968 Eastside (Gainesville) (45-44), #6785 Mount Dora (56-21), #7633 Eustis (62-6)
2019 Losses: #49 Edgewater (Orlando) (34-21), #123 Jones (Orlando) (32-16), #123 Jones (Orlando) (49-21), #316 Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD) (56-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 70-58
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2016 (5A District 13), 2015 (5A District 13), 2014 (5A District 11), 2013 (5A District 11), 2012 (5A District 7), 2011 (5A District 7), 2010 (2A District 4), 2009 (2A District 4), 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A District 7), 2006 (3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/17 at Jones (Orlando), 9/25 South Sumter (Bushnell), 10/2 Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee), 10/9 at Harmony, 10/16 at Leesburg, 10/23 at Bishop Verot (Fort Myers), 11/13 at Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville), 11/20 at Lake Wales, 11/27 at Jesuit (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Jones (Orlando) (46.2), Jesuit (Tampa) (39.9), South Sumter (Bushnell) (31.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Leesburg (-13.8), Harmony (-3.9), Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (-1.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6 (26.8 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 16.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #65
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #661
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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