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GENERAL
Coach: Anthony Paradiso
League: 8A Region 3 (moving from 8A District 6)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank*: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zane Durant 6'3" 255 Junior DL 4.7
Joey Cochran 6'3" 195 Senior WR/FS 4.6
Elijah McMillan 6'3" 225 Senior DE 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Manny Stokes 5'8.5" 160 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Attitude, Commitment
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2019 National Rank: #2825
2019 State Rank: #176
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 6.7
2020 National Rank*: #2971
2020 State Rank*: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5217
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 59-56 (36-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 31.4
2019 Points Against Average: 15.3
2019 Differential: +16.1
2019 Wins: #4687 East River (Orlando) (13-10), #5136 Hagerty [Paul J.] (Oviedo) (33-7), #6721 Colonial (Orlando) (41-0), #7119 Freedom (Orlando) (62-7), #7675 Celebration (42-0), #9369 University (Orlando) (48-7), #10256 Cypress Creek (Orlando) (55-0)
2019 Losses: #491 Riverview (Sarasota) (37-7), #498 Osceola (Kissimmee) (35-17), #1165 Winter Park (35-0), #2296 Ocoee (30-27)
2019 Opponents W-L: 53-62
Recent League Championships: 2017 (7A District 5), 2016 (tied for 1st; 7A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/17 at Cypress Creek (Orlando), 9/25 University (Orlando), 10/2 at Jones (Orlando), 10/9 at Winter Park, 10/16 at St. Cloud, 10/29 at Osceola (Kissimmee), 11/6 East River (Orlando), 11/20 Palmetto (Miami)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Palmetto (Miami) (67.4), Jones (Orlando) (46.2), Osceola (Kissimmee) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cypress Creek (Orlando) (-36.6), University (Orlando) (-15), East River (Orlando) (-11.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (13.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 14.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +6.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #88
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #844
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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