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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 8A District 3 (moving from 8A Region 2)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

D1 PROSPECTS
Nikai Martinez 5'11" 175 Senior CB
Travion Barnes 6'0" 210 Senior LB
Josiah Robinson 5'10" 195 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaquan Lowman 6'1" 175 Senior S

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 47.3
2020 National Rank: #269
2020 State Rank: #26
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2021 Starting Power Rating: 36.6
2021 National Rank: #272
2021 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 46.6
Dynasty National Rank: #174
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 173-52 (63-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 19.4
2020 Points Against Average: 10.8
2020 Differential: +8.6
2020 Wins: #473 West Orange (Winter Garden) (18-9), #662 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (14-7), #847 Winter Park (33-7), #889 Lake Mary (21-9), #889 Lake Mary (7-6), #1536 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (30-0), #2327 Ocoee (15-13), #3836 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (29-0)
2020 Losses: #53 Seminole (Sanford) (28-24), #184 Jones (Orlando) (22-21), #473 West Orange (Winter Garden) (15-14), #862 Wekiva (Apopka) (14-7)
2020 Opponents W-L: 79-37
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 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Colonial (Orlando), 9/3 West Orange (Winter Garden), 9/10 at Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 9/17 Ocoee, 9/24 Edgewater (Orlando), 10/1 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 10/8 Lakeland, 10/15 West Port (Ocala), 10/28 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 11/5 Wekiva (Apopka)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: West Orange (Winter Garden) (44.7), Edgewater (Orlando) (41.5), Lakeland (38)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial (Orlando) (-32), West Port (Ocala) (1.2), Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (3.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.5 (37.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #388
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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