GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Chris Merritt
League: 8A District 16 (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
D1 PROSPECTS
Cornelius Wright 5'10" 165 Senior CB
Ken Moore Jr. 5'9" 155 Senior CB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jabari Ishmael 6'5" 210 Senior Edge
Ryan Rodriguez 6'3" 280 Senior IOL
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2020 National Rank: #101
2020 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 46.8
2021 National Rank: #101
2021 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 48.5
Dynasty National Rank: #131
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 168-45 [167-46 on the field] (69-3 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-0
2020 League Record/Finish:
2020 Points For Average: 26.1
2020 Points Against Average: 6.1
2020 Differential: +20
2020 Wins: #252 Deerfield Beach (27-24), #545 Killian (Miami) (16-7), #702 Monarch (Coconut Creek) (2-0), #801 North Miami Beach (35-0), #1071 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) (28-12), #1590 Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland) (2-0), #3225 Miami (42-6), #3868 Coral Gables (57-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 31-20
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2019 (8A District 15), 2018 (8A District 14), 2017 (8A District 14), 2016 (8A District 14), 2014 (8A District 14), 2012 (8A District 14), 2011 (8A District 14), 2010 (6A District 14), 2009 (6A District 14), 2008 (6A District 14), 2007 (6A District 14), 2005 (tied for 1st; 6A District 14), 2004 (6A District 12), 2003 (6A District 12)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 15 officially, 14 on field
Streak List: 10/25/19 Coral Gables (38-20), 11/1/19 Atlantic (Delray Beach) (27-7), 11/7/19 Coral Gables (50-14), 11/14/19 Miami (35-2), 11/21/19 Western (Davie) (36-21), 11/29/19 Deerfield Beach (28-21), 12/13/19 Apopka (21-20), 10/23/20 Killian (Miami) (16-7), 10/31/20 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) (28-12), 11/6/20 Miami (42-6), 11/13/20 North Miami Beach (35-0), 11/20/20 Coral Gables (57-0), 12/4/20 Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland) (2-0), 12/11/20 Monarch (Coconut Creek) (2-0), 12/19/20 Deerfield Beach (27-24)
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Benedictine (Savannah, GA), 9/3 Bartram Trail (St. Johns), 9/10 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 9/17 South Dade (Homestead), 9/24 Palmetto (Miami), 10/1 at Monsignor Pace [Edward] (Miami), 10/8 at Southwest (Miami), 10/14 Coral Reef (Miami), 10/22 Coral Gables
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (47.7), Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (37.3), Benedictine (Savannah, GA) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Coral Reef (Miami) (-34.2), Southwest (Miami) (-22.7), Coral Gables (-5.7)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #771
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%
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