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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Buck Gurley
League: 7A District 5 (moving from 4M District 5)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2023 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joshua Guerrier 5'11" 180 Senior ATH
Michael McClenton 6'0" 225 Junior LB
Kims Pierre 6'1" 185 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 19
2023 National Rank: #2411
2023 State Rank: #155
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2024 Starting Power Rating: 2.7
2024 National Rank: #2456
2024 State Rank: #166
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 26.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1223
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-25 (7-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3410
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 76-118 (35-63 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 19.6
2023 Points Against Average: 20.7
2023 Differential: -1.1
2023 Wins: #1680 Wekiva (Apopka) (13-6), #2025 Evans [Maynard] (Orlando) (17-8), #7542 Freedom (Orlando) (54-18), #7607 Windermere (52-21)
2023 Losses: #246 Edgewater (Orlando) (46-0), #992 Winter Park (14-10), #1000 Apopka (2-0), #1442 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (27-19), #1711 Olympia (Orlando) (39-17), #2309 West Orange (Winter Garden) (26-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 61-47
Recent League Championships: 2016 (7A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/24 at Apopka, 8/30 Olympia (Orlando), 9/6 Lake Nona (Orlando), 9/20 at Boone [William R.] (Orlando), 9/27 at West Port (Ocala), 10/5 at Hudson, 10/18 at Winter Park, 10/24 at West Orange (Winter Garden), 11/1 at Jones (Orlando)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Jones (Orlando) (47.6), Apopka (24.4), Winter Park (23.3)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Nona (Orlando) (-5), West Port (Ocala) (0), Olympia (Orlando) (0.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #623
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%