JOE PINKOS” POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
FORECAST FOR WEEK 1
Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings are calculated by a formula based on strength of opposition and margin of victory with greater weight given to recent games. The forecasted margin of victory for each game is determined by subtracting the power rating of the lower-rated team from the power rating of its higher-rated opponent.
Forecast Focus
This week’s featured forecasts listed by game day and game site from north to south.
Friday
Lake Worth Park Vista Cobras (0-0) at Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain Cardinals (0-0)
Power Pick: Cardinals by 28
Tallahassee N. Florida Chr. Eagles (0-0) at Albany, GA Deerfield-Windsor Knights (1-0)
Power Pick: Eagles by 10
Pensacola Catholic Crusaders (0-0) at Navarre Raiders (0-0)
Power Pick: Raiders by 1
Gainesville Hurricanes (0-0) at Lake City Columbia Tigers (0-0)
Power Pick: Tigers by 3
Jacksonville Trinity Christian Conquerors (0-0) at St. Augustine Yellowjackets (0-0)
Power Pick: Conquerors by 14
Mount Dora Hurricanes (0-0) at Titusville Astronaut War Eagles (0-0)
Power Pick: Hurricanes by 6
Orlando Dr. Phillips Panthers (0-0) at Orlando Timber Creek Wolves (0-0)
Power Pick: Panthers by 17
Jacksonville University Chr. Christians (0-1) at Tampa Carrollwood Day Patriots (0-0)
Power Pick: Christians by 18
Madison Madison County Cowboys (0-0) at Tampa Catholic Crusaders (0-0)
Power Pick: Cowboys by 14
Davenport Ridge Community Bolts (0-0) at Lake Wales Highlanders (0-0)
Power Pick: Highlanders by 1
Venice Indians (0-0) at Palmetto Tigers (0-0)
Power Pick: Indians by 17
Naples Golden Eagles (0-0) at Fort Myers Dunbar Tigers (0-0)
Power Pick: Golden Eagles by 24
Royal Palm Beach Wildcats (0-0) at Wellington Palm Beach Central Broncos (0-0)
Power Pick: Broncos by 7
Olney, Maryland Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons (0-0) at Immokalee Indians (0-0)
Power Pick: Falcons by 14
Miami Central Rockets (0-0) at Plantation American Heritage Patriots (0-0)
Power Pick: Rockets by 13
Miami Columbus Explorers (0-0) at Homestead South Dade Buccaneers (0-0)
Power Pick: Buccaneers by 1
Saturday
Ocala Trinity Catholic Celtics (0-0) at Baltimore, Maryland Calvert Hall Cardinals (0-0)
Power Pick: Cardinals by 14
Miami Norland Vikings (0-0) vs. Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson Jaguars (0-0) at Hallford Stadium, Clarkston, Georgia
Power Pick: Jaguars by 3
Tampa Plant Panthers (0-1) at Tyrone, Georgia Sandy Creek Patriots (0-0)
Power Pick: Patriots by 24
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (0-0) vs. Miami Northwestern Bulls (0-0) at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens
Power Pick: Raiders by 14
Sunday
Cocoa Tigers (0-0) vs. Washington, DC Gonzaga Eagles (0-0) at University of Maryland, College Park
Power Pick: Eagles by 9
Bradenton Manatee Hurricanes (0-0) vs. Baltimore, Maryland Gilman Greyhounds (0-0) at University of Maryland, College Park
Power Pick: Hurricanes by 7
Monday
Tallahassee Godby Cougars (0-0) vs. Hyattsville, Maryland DeMatha Stags (1-0) at University of Maryland, College Park
Power Pick: Cougars by 3
Statewide Forecast
Game forecasts are sorted by classification/conference of favorite and listed alphabetically. The underdog’s classification/conference is noted for inter-classification/inter-conference games.
Class 8A
Apopka 28 over (7A) Oak Ridge
Colerain OH 28 over Park Vista
Cooper City 13 over Coral Springs
Coral Reef 18 over Varela
Douglas 12 over (Ind.) West Broward
Deerfield Beach 13 over (7A) Northeast-Oakland Park
Dr. Krop 1 over (4A) Edison
Dr. Phillips 17 over Timber Creek
Evans 25 over (6A) Edgewater
Everglades 28 over (7A) South Broward
First Coast 24 over (5A) Ribault
Flagler Palm Coast 28 over (6A) Matanzas
Flanagan 27 over (6A) Stranahan
Fort Pierce Central 46 over (6A) Westwood
Hialeah 17 over (7A) Miami Springs
Jupiter 1 over (7A) Palm Beach Lakes
Killian 1 over (6A) Carol City
Lake Brantley 21 over Hagerty
Lake Mary 10 over (7A) Lake Howell
Manatee 7 over Gilman MD
Mandarin 9 over (6A) Terry Parker
Miami Beach 7 over (7A) Mourning
Miami High 10 over (7A) Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Miami Palmetto 7 over Ferguson
Miramar 24 over South Plantation
Monarch 27 over (6A) Coconut Creek
Oviedo 25 over Lyman
Palm Beach Central 7 over (7A) Royal Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens 1 over John I. Leonard
Sandalwood 14 over (6A) Creekside
Sandy Creek GA 24 over Plant
Sanford Seminole 14 over (7A) Winter Springs
Santaluces 21 over Wellington
Sarasota Riverview 28 over (5A) Bayshore
Seminole Ridge 3 over Boca Raton
South Dade 1 over Columbus
South Miami 10 over Sunset
Southridge 17 over Coral Gables
Southwest Miami 28 over Coral Park
St. Petersburg 9 over (5A) Gibbs
University-Orange City 28 over (6A) Deltona
University-Orlando 31 over (7A) St. Cloud
Vero Beach 24 over (7A) Sebastian River
West Orange 14 over Boone
Western 6 over (5A) Cardinal Gibbons
Wharton 20 over (5A) Spoto
Class 7A
American 13 over (8A) North Miami
Atlantic Coast 27 over (4A) Andrew Jackson
Braden River 1 over (5A) North Fort Myers
Brandon 13 over (6A) Blake
Buchholz 7 over (5A) Eastside
Charlotte 10 over North Port
East Bay 25 over (6A) Lennard
East Lake 6 over (8A) Palm Harbor University
East River 3 over (8A) Cypress Creek
Eau Gallie 39 over (6A) Pine Ridge
Fleming Island 21 over (5A) Clay
Fletcher 49 over (5A) Stanton Prep
Forest Hill 1 over (Ind.) Inlet Grove
Fort Myers 42 over (3A) Bishop Verot
Gaither 16 over (6A) Chamberlain
Gateway 19 over (5A) Poinciana
Goleman 1 over (5A) Golden Gate
Harmony 6 over (4A) Space Coast
Hollywood Hills 1 over (8A) Piper
Kathleen 27 over (8A) Centennial
Kissimmee Osceola 14 over (8A) Freedom-Orlando
Lake Nona 6 over (8A) Winter Park
Lakeland 10 over (8A) Treasure Coast
Liberty 33 over (5A) Tenoroc
Lincoln 14 over (6A) Pensacola
Martin Luther King, Jr. GA 7 over Ely
Mater Academy 23 over (4A) Somerset Academy
Melbourne 17 over (5A) Satellite
Niceville 27 over (5A) Rutherford
Nova 34 over (8A) Coral Glades
Oakleaf 10 over (5A) Forrest
Ocoee 28 over (8A) Colonial
Pinellas Park 13 over (5A) Boca Ciega
Plant City 9 over Steinbrenner
Plantation 14 over (6A) Dillard
Port Charlotte 6 over (5A) Lemon Bay
Sarasota 14 over (5A) Booker
St. Thomas Aquinas 14 over (6A) Northwestern
Strawberry Crest 10 over (8A) Bloomingdale
Tampa Bay Tech 7 over (8A) Newsome
West Boca Raton 52 over (8A) Spanish River
Westland Hialeah 28 over (8A) Hialeah Gardens
William T. Dwyer 14 over (4A) Glades Central
Wiregrass Ranch 24 over (5A) Gulf
Class 6A
Armwood 21 over (7A) Durant
Barron Collier 17 over (8A) Braddock
Bartram Trail 3 over (5A) Bishop Kenny
Biloxi MS 7 over Fort Walton Beach
Choctawhatchee 1 over Pace
Citrus 9 over Springstead
Columbia 3 over Gainesville
Englewood 1 over (5A) Paxon
Escambia 3 over Legacy CO
Estero 10 over (5A) Mariner
Fivay 17 over (5A) Ridgewood
Gulf Coast 18 over Pembroke Pines Charter
Hallandale 10 over (8A) McArthur
Heritage 42 over (5A) Eustis
Homestead 6 over (7A) Boyd Anderson
Jefferson 11 over (8A) Alonso
Jensen Beach 1 over (7A) Lake Worth
King 14 over (7A) Freedom-Tampa
Lake Gibson 14 over (7A) George Jenkins
Lake Minneola 11 over Lake Weir
Land O’ Lakes 10 over (5A) River Ridge
Largo 25 over (7A) Northeast-St. Pete
Leesburg 24 over (5A) Tavares
Mainland 7 over (8A) DeLand
Miami Central 13 over (5A) American Heritage-Plantation
Milton 4 over (7A) Crestview
Mitchell 1 over (5A) Anclote
Naples 24 over (5A) Dunbar
Navarre 1 over (5A) Pensacola Catholic
New Smyrna Beach 9 over (5A) Merritt Island
Okeechobee 7 over Bear Creek CO
Palmetto Ridge 1 over Lehigh
Robert E. Lee 1 over (4A) Baldwin
Robinson 6 over (7A) Sickles
Seabreeze 20 over (8A) Spruce Creek
Sebring 24 over (5A) Lake Highland Prep
Seminole Osceola 7 over (7A) Seminole
South Fork 14 over (7A) Martin County
South Fort Myers 27 over (7A) Riverdale
South Lake 8 over (7A) East Ridge
Stephenson GA 3 over Norland
Vanguard 14 over (5A) Palatka
Venice 17 over (7A) Palmetto
Winter Haven 18 over (7A) Haines City
Class 5A
Arnold 15 over (1A) Holmes County
Auburndale 3 over (7A) Bartow
Belleview 28 over (4A) The Villages
Bishop Moore 6 over (3A) The First Academy
Camden County GA 10 over Baker County
Cape Coral 1 over (6A) East Lee County
Crystal River 1 over Nature Coast
DeSoto 7 over (6A) Lake Region
Dunedin 9 over (6A) Dixie Hollins
Dunnellon 3 over (8A) West Port
Godby 3 over DeMatha MD
Gulf Breeze 14 over (6A) Pensacola Washington
Hudson 10 over Central-Brooksville
Island Coast 8 over (6A) Ida Baker
Jesuit 24 over Hardee
Lake Wales 1 over (7A) Ridge Community
Lakewood 3 over (7A) Countryside
Menendez 1 over (6A) Middleburg
Miami Jackson 6 over (8A) North Miami Beach
Mosley 3 over (7A) Leon
Mount Dora 6 over Astronaut
North Marion 18 over (6A) Ocala Forest
Our Lady of Good Counsel MD 14 over Immokalee
Palm Bay 24 over (6A) Port St. Lucie
Pasco 14 over (6A) Sunlake
Ponte Vedra 11 over (6A) Nease
Rickards 29 over (7A) Chiles
Ridgeview 7 over (6A) Orange Park
Rockledge 24 over (7A) Viera
South Sumter 41 over (1A) Wildwood
Southeast 7 over (7A) Lakewood Ranch
Suwannee 1 over (4A) Bradford
Tarpon Springs 4 over (7A) Clearwater
Wakulla 24 over (4A) Florida High
Weeki Wachee 6 over (4A) Interlachen
West Florida Tech 20 over (7A) Tate
Yulee 21 over (4A) Fernandina Beach
Zephyrhills 10 over Wesley Chapel
Class 4A
Bolles 24 over (5A) Hernando
Clewiston 24 over (2A) Jupiter Christian
Cocoa Beach 3 over (5A) Titusville
East Gadsden 7 over (6A) Pine Forest
Fort White 28 over (1A) Hamilton County
Gonzaga DC 9 over Cocoa
Gulliver Prep 7 over (6A) Archbishop McCarthy
Jones 10 over (7A) Wekiva
Lake Placid 21 over (7A) Celebration
Madison County 14 over (3A) Tampa Catholic
Marianna 3 over (5A) Bay
Monsignor Pace 1 over (8A) Reagan
Raines 6 over (6A) Ed White
Taylor County 1 over (1A) Dixie County
Umatilla 10 over (6A) Lecanto
University School 37 over (8A) Taravella
Walton 4 over (1A) Blountstown
West Nassau 1 over Keystone Heights
Class 3A
American Heritage-Delray 31 over (7A) Atlantic-Delray Beach
Berkeley Prep 3 over (5A) Middleton
Bishop McLaughlin 6 over (SSAC) Santa Fe Catholic
Calvary-Clearwater 14 over (GAFC) St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Calvert Hall MD 14 over Trinity Catholic
Cardinal Mooney 21 over (4A) LaBelle
Cardinal Newman 6 over (6A) Boynton Beach
Clearwater Central Catholic 24 over (5A) Lely
Episcopal 1 over (2A) Eagle’s View Academy
Fort Meade 14 over (5A) Mulberry
Frostproof 27 over (4A) Avon Park
Holy Trinity Episcopal 7 over Father Lopez
King’s Academy 11 over (2A) Village Academy
Lakeland Christian 17 over (2A) Foundation Academy
Maclay 3 over (1A) Liberty County
Melbourne Central Catholic 35 over Tomball Christian Homeschool TX
Pahokee 14 over (6A) Suncoast
Providence 10 over (4A) Atlantic-Port Orange
Shorecrest Prep 7 over (2A) Northside Christian
St. Pete Catholic 14 over (2A) Indian Rocks Christian
Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 14 over (6A) St. Augustine
Westminster Christian 17 over (2A) Moore Haven
Class 2A
Barrington Christian 11 over (Ind.) Keys Gate Charter
Boca Raton Christian 21 over (GAFC) Palmer Trinity
Bradenton Christian 1 over (3A) Out-of-Door Academy
Cambridge 1 over (1A) Bell
Canterbury-St. Pete 17 over Keswick Christian
Cedar Creek Christian 21 over (Ind.) Seacoast Christian
Champagnat Catholic 6 over (6A) Doral Academy
Dade Christian 7 over (4A) North Broward Prep
First Baptist 49 over Coral Springs Christian
FAMU DRS 24 over (1A) West Gadsden
Glades Day 21 over (GAFC) Oxbridge Academy
Harvest Community 10 over (Ind.) Montverde Academy
Marco Island Academy 11 over (GAFC) Oasis
North Florida Christian 10 over Deerfield-Windsor GA
Southwest Florida Christian 6 over (GAFC) Gateway Charter
St. John Neumann 7 over (5A) Cypress Lake
Trinity Christian-Deltona 20 over (SFC) Marathon
University Christian 18 over Carrollwood Day
Victory Christian 1 over (3A) Admiral Farragut
Warner Christian 38 over (3A) Orangewood Christian
Class 1A
Bronson 31 over (SSAC) Ocala Christian
Chiefland 34 over Taylor-Pierson
Chipley 17 over Vernon
Crescent City 25 over (3A) Trinity Prep
Freeport 16 over Cottondale
Graceville 7 over Baker
Hilliard 30 over (Ind.) Christ’s Church Academy
Jay 7 over Cottage Hill Christian AL
Newberry 17 over (5A) Santa Fe
Northview 20 over Bozeman
Port St. Joe 20 over Wewahitchka
Sneads 11 over (NFFC) John Paul II Catholic
South Walton 17 over Franklin County
Trenton 8 over Lafayette
Union County 39 over (Ind.) Potter’s House Christian
Williston 27 over (3A) P.K. Yonge
Independent
Bishop Snyder 7 over (SSAC) Faith Christian
IMG Academy 14 over (8A) Olympia
Northern Valley Regional NJ 14 over Arlington Country Day
Temple Christian Academy 8 over Beacon of Hope
Gulf Atlantic Football Conference (GAFC)
Berean Christian 30 over (Ind.) Zion Lutheran
Canterbury-Fort Myers 35 over (2A) Evangelical Christian
Community School of Naples 14 over (2A) Imagine School
North Florida Football Conference (NFFC)
Aucilla Christian 14 over (1A) Branford
Florida Deaf 18 over Oak Hall
Rocky Bayou Christian 3 over (Ind.) North Bay Haven
St. Francis 7 over St. Johns Country Day
St. Joseph 1 over Munroe Day
Southeastern Football Conference (SFC)
Benjamin 31 over Archbishop Curley
Coral Shores 20 over (Ind.) Archbishop Carroll
Coral Springs Charter 3 over (5A) Key West
Florida Christian 17 over St. Andrew’s
John Carroll 1 over (2A) St. Edward’s
Miami Country Day 14 over (GAFC) Hillel
Pine Crest 7 over (7A) Fort Lauderdale
Pope John Paul II 10 over LaSalle
Ransom Everglades 6 over Pompano Beach
Westminster Academy 7 over Calvary-Fort Lauderdale
Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC)
Calvary-Ormond Beach 7 over Central Florida Christian
First Academy-Leesburg 17 over International Community
Legacy Charter 10 over Seven Rivers Christian
Merritt Island Christian 17 over City of Life
Mount Dora Bible 8 over Master’s Academy-Oviedo
Seffner Christian 28 over Cornerstone Charter
Windermere Prep 3 over Orlando Christian Prep
