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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Darters
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Darlington
League: 4M District 2 (moving from 8A District 3)
Playoff Division: 4M
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECTS
Kaven Call 6'2" 230 Senior Edge
Tai Ray 6'6" 300 Senior OT
Antonio Ferguson 6'4" 235 Senior TE
Bryce Harrison 6'3" 225 Senior TE

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

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 57.1
2021 National Rank: #82
2021 State Rank: #8
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
2022 Starting Power Rating: 42.3
2022 National Rank: #152
2022 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 47.1
Dynasty National Rank: #150
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 185-55 (67-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 12-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 28.5
2021 Points Against Average: 8.7
2021 Differential: +19.8
2021 Wins: #148 Seminole (Sanford) (28-27), #166 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) (21-0), #178 West Orange (Winter Garden) (13-0), #492 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (34-3), #1023 Creekside (Jacksonville) (42-0), #1254 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (28-14), #1562 Ocoee (42-0), #1885 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (41-3), #2628 Wekiva (Apopka) (37-6), #3954 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (20-6), #4512 West Port (Ocala) (44-0), #8639 Colonial (Orlando) (47-0)
2021 Losses: #11 Venice (35-7), #306 Edgewater (Orlando) (16-7), #327 Lakeland (20-17)
2021 Opponents W-L: 110-60
Recent State Championships: 2014 (8A), 2012 (8A)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (8A District 3), 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 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Ocoee, 9/2 West Orange (Winter Garden), 9/9 Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 9/23 Edgewater (Orlando), 10/6 Olympia (Orlando), 10/14 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 10/21 at Lake Mary, 10/27 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando), 11/1 at Seminole (Sanford), 11/4 Wekiva (Apopka)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Seminole (Sanford) (45), Edgewater (Orlando) (35.4), West Orange (Winter Garden) (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (0.9), Ocoee (1.1), Olympia (Orlando) (4.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9 (37.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #353
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%



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