JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
FORECAST FOR WEEK 2
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.
Thursday
Lake City Columbia Tigers (1-0) at Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (1-0)
Power Pick: Tigers by 10
Friday
Cross City Dixie County Bears (1-0) at Monticello Jefferson County Tigers (0-0)
Power Pick: Bears by 7
Elkton, Maryland Eastern Christian Academy Honey Badgers (2-0) at Madison County Cowboys (1-0)
Power Pick: Cowboys by 17
Neptune Beach Fletcher Senators (1-0) at Jacksonville First Coast Buccaneers (1-0)
Power Pick: Buccaneers by 3
South Daytona Warner Chr. Eagles (1-0) at Jacksonville Trinity Chr. Conquerors (1-0)
Power Pick: Conquerors by 35
DeLand Bulldogs (0-1) at Jacksonville Bolles Bulldogs (1-0)
Power Pick: Bolles Bulldogs by 17
Citra North Marion Colts (1-0) at Ocala Vanguard Knights (1-0)
Power Pick: Knights by 21
Apopka Blue Darters (1-1) at Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley Patriots (1-0)
Power Pick: Blue Darters by 21
Lake Mary Rams (1-0) at Kissimmee Osceola Kowboys (1-0)
Power Pick: Kowboys by 1
Winter Haven Blue Devils (1-0) at Lakeland Dreadnaughts (1-0)
Power Pick: Dreadnaughts by 3
Tampa Berkeley Prep Buccaneers (1-0) at Lakeland Victory Christian Storm (1-0)
Power Pick: Buccaneers by 1
Palm Bay Heritage Panthers (1-0) at Melbourne Palm Bay Pirates (1-0)
Power Pick: Panthers by 13
Lithia Newsome Wolves (1-0) at Tampa Gaither Cowboys (1-0)
Power Pick: Wolves by 7
Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders (1-0) at Tampa Catholic Crusaders (0-1)
Power Pick: Marauders by 6
Tampa Hillsborough Terriers (0-0) at Tampa Jefferson Dragons (1-0)
Power Pick: Dragons by 3
Tarpon Springs East Lake Eagles (1-0) at Largo Packers (1-0)
Power Pick: Packers by 4
Venice Indians (1-0) at Bradenton Manatee Hurricanes (1-0)
Power Pick: Hurricanes by 35
Lake Worth Park Vista Cobras (0-1) at Palm Beach Gardens Gators (1-0)
Power Pick: Cobras by 3
Delray Bch. Amer. Heritage Stallions (1-0) at Plantation Amer. Heritage Patriots (0-1)
Power Pick: Patriots by 6
Miami Southwest Eagles (1-0) at Hialeah Thoroughbreds (1-0)
Power Pick: Thoroughbreds by 3
Miami Central Rockets (1-0) vs. Miami Booker T. Washington Tornadoes (1-0) at Traz Powell Stadium
Power Pick: Tornadoes by 17
Hialeah Champagnat Catholic Lions (1-0) at Miami Westminster Christian Warriors (1-0)
Power Pick: Warriors by 27
Miami Carol City Chiefs (1-0) at Homestead South Dade Buccaneers (1-0)
Power Pick: Chiefs by 7
Saturday
Jacksonville Raines Vikings (1-0) at Miami Northwestern Bulls (0-1)
Power Pick: Bulls by 1
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
Alonso 1 over (7A) Steinbrenner
Apopka 21 over Lake Brantley
Bloomingdale 10 over (7A) Brandon
Braddock 3 over Miami High
Columbus 10 over Belen Jesuit
Coral Gables 19 over Dr. Krop
Coral Reef 15 over Cooper City
Cypress Bay 7 over (7A) Boyd Anderson
Deerfield Beach 19 over (7A) Ely
Dr. Phillips 28 over Olympia
Evans 16 over Lyman
First Coast 3 over (7A) Fletcher
Hialeah 3 over Southwest Miami
Killian 21 over South Miami
Manatee 35 over (6A) Venice
Mandarin 35 over (5A) Wolfson
McArthur 10 over (6A) Stranahan
Miami Beach 4 over Ferguson
Miami Palmetto 19 over Sunset
Miramar 27 over (7A) Northeast-Oakland Park
Newsome 7 over (7A) Gaither
North Miami 36 over (7A) Hialeah-Miami Lakes
Oviedo 29 over (7A) Winter Springs
Palm Beach Central 7 over (4A) Glades Central
Palm Harbor University 13 over (5A) Boca Ciega
Plant 14 over (6A) Robinson
Park Vista 3 over Palm Beach Gardens
Reagan 15 over (7A) Goleman
Sandalwood 36 over (5A) Paxon
Sanford Seminole 1 over Flanagan
Sarasota Riverview 31 over (5A) Booker
Seminole Ridge 1 over John I. Leonard
South Plantation 7 over Western
St. Petersburg 34 over (7A) Clearwater
Timber Creek 9 over Boone
Treasure Coast 33 over (2A) Barrington Christian
University-Orlando 10 over (7A) Ocoee
Varela 28 over Coral Park
Vero Beach 22 over (7A) Martin County
West Orange 25 over Freedom-Orlando
West Port 3 over (6A) Ocala Forest
Winter Park 24 over (7A) East River
Class 7A
Atlantic Coast 34 over (6A) Englewood
Atlantic-Delray Beach 1 over (8A) Boca Raton
Buchholz 3 over (5A) Clay
Charlotte 4 over (6A) Barron Collier
Countryside 21 over (5A) Southeast
East Bay 15 over (8A) Riverview
East Ridge 5 over (5A) Tavares
Eau Gallie 11 over (4A) Space Coast
Fleming Island 11 over (6A) Bartram Trail
Fort Lauderdale 30 over (8A) Coral Springs
Fort Myers 30 over (5A) North Fort Myers
Freedom-Tampa 1 over (5A) Middleton
Haines City 4 over Liberty
Kathleen 17 over (3A) The First Academy
Kissimmee Osceola 1 over (8A) Lake Mary
Lake Howell 2 over (8A) Hagerty
Lake Nona 34 over (8A) Cypress Creek
Lakeland 3 over (6A) Winter Haven
Lakewood Ranch 12 over (5A) Jesuit
Mater Academy 18 over (Ind.) Keys Gate Charter
Miami Springs 37 over (8A) Hialeah Gardens
Niceville 14 over (6A) Pace
North Port 9 over (5A) Lely
Northeast-St. Pete 10 over (6A) Dixie Hollins
Nova 1 over (8A) Monarch
Oak Ridge 23 over Gateway
Oakleaf 1 over (6A) Orange Park
Olympic Heights 41 over (8A) Spanish River
Pinellas Park 17 over (5A) Gibbs
Plant City 4 over (8A) Wharton
Plantation 25 over (8A) Taravella
Port Charlotte 18 over Braden River
Royal Palm Beach 21 over (3A) Pahokee
Sarasota 14 over (5A) Bayshore
Sebastian River 12 over (6A) Westwood
Sickles 22 over Durant
South Broward 2 over (8A) Douglas
Strawberry Crest 21 over (5A) Spoto
Viera 7 over (5A) Satellite
Wekiva 6 over (6A) Edgewater
West Boca Raton 26 over (8A) Wellington
William T. Dwyer 56 over (8A) Jupiter
Wiregrass Ranch 21 over (5A) Hudson
Class 6A
Armwood 56 over Blake
Bayside 28 over (5A) Rockledge
Boynton Beach 10 over (7A) Lake Worth
Carol City 7 over (8A) South Dade
Chamberlain 34 over Leto
Choctawhatchee 3 over (7A) Crestview
Citrus 19 over (5A) Dunnellon
Coconut Creek 6 over (Ind.) West Broward
Columbia 6 over (7A) Lincoln
Creekside 6 over Terry Parker
Ed White 28 over (5A) Forrest
Escambia 20 over (5A) Mosley
Fort Walton Beach 11 over (5A) Gulf Breeze
Gainesville 25 over (5A) Eastside
Gulf Coast 4 over (7A) Westland Hialeah
Hallandale 35 over (7A) Hollywood Hills
Heritage 13 over (5A) Palm Bay
Homestead 23 over (8A) Southridge
Ida Baker 34 over (5A) Key West
Jefferson 3 over Hillsborough
Jensen Beach 9 over (7A) Forest Hill
King 23 over Lennard
Lake Gibson 13 over (7A) Bartow
Land O’ Lakes 1 over (5A) Anclote
Largo 4 over (7A) East Lake
Leesburg 19 over (5A) Eustis
Mainland 30 over (8A) Spruce Creek
Mitchell 23 over (5A) Ridgewood
Naples 44 over (5A) Golden Gate
Nease 8 over (4A) Fernandina Beach
New Smyrna Beach 21 over (8A) University-Orange City
Northwestern 1 over (4A) Raines
Palmetto Ridge 13 over (5A) Mariner
Pembroke Pines Charter 1 over (Ind.) Doral Academy
Pensacola 14 over (7A) Tate
Pensacola Washington 4 over Pass Christian MS
Seabreeze 2 over (8A) Flagler Palm Coast
Sebring 12 over Okeechobee
South Fork 6 over (8A) Centennial
South Fort Myers 14 over (5A) Dunbar
South Lake 1 over Lake Minneola
Springstead 27 over (5A) Weeki Wachee
St. Augustine 17 over (5A) Menendez
Suncoast 7 over (7A) Palm Beach Lakes
Sunlake 34 over (5A) River Ridge
Vanguard 21 over (5A) North Marion
Class 5A
American Heritage-Plantation 6 over (3A) American Heritage-Delray
Astronaut 37 over (7A) St. Cloud
Auburndale 5 over (6A) Lake Region
Baker County 12 over (4A) Bradford
Bay 18 over (1A) Port St. Joe
Belleview 7 over (6A) Lake Weir
Bishop Kenny 6 over Hernando
Bishop Moore 32 over (7A) Harmony
Cape Coral 11 over (6A) Estero
Cardinal Gibbons 8 over (8A) Everglades
Cypress Lake 22 over (GAFC) Gateway Charter
DeSoto 24 over (6A) Lehigh
Dunedin 1 over (7A) Seminole
Godby 40 over (7A) Chiles
Hardee 1 over (3A) Fort Meade
Immokalee 23 over (4A) Clewiston
Island Coast 19 over (7A) Riverdale
Lake Wales 13 over (7A) George Jenkins
Lakewood 12 over (7A) Palmetto
Lemon Bay 29 over (3A) Bishop Verot
Merritt Island 14 over (7A) Melbourne
Mount Dora 31 over (4A) Umatilla
Mulberry 17 over (4A) Avon Park
Pasco 21 over (6A) Fivay
Pensacola Catholic 6 over (6A) Pine Forest
Poinciana 9 over (7A) Celebration
Ponte Vedra 25 over (6A) Robert E. Lee
Ribault 23 over (4A) Andrew Jackson
Rickards 23 over (7A) Leon
Ridgeview 30 over (6A) Middleburg
Santa Fe 3 over (3A) Episcopal
South Sumter 29 over Crystal River
Stanton Prep 1 over (4A) Baldwin
Suwannee 35 over (1A) Hamilton County
Tarpon Springs 6 over (6A) Seminole Osceola
Titusville 10 over Lake Highland Prep
Wakulla 15 over (6A) Navarre
Wesley Chapel 1 over (Ind.) Lecanto
West Florida Tech 13 over (6A) Milton
Yulee 33 over (Ind.) Potter’s House Christian
Zephyrhills 41 over Gulf
Class 4A
Bolles 17 over (8A) DeLand
Booker T. Washington 17 over (6A) Miami Central
Cocoa 34 over (6A) East Lee County
East Gadsden 25 over (5A) Rutherford
Fernandina Beach 8 over (6A) Nease
Florida High 6 over (5A) Arnold
Fort White 1 over (1A) Newberry
Gulliver Prep 2 over (2A) Dade Christian
Interlachen 7 over (1A) Hawthorne
Jones 11 over (8A) Colonial
Keystone Heights 10 over (1A) Wildwood
LaBelle 8 over (2A) Evangelical Christian
Madison County 17 over Eastern Christian Academy MD
Monsignor Pace 14 over (3A) Chaminade
North Broward Prep 32 over (GAFC) Oxbridge Academy
Somerset Academy 40 over (GAFC) Palmer Trinity
Taylor County 15 over (1A) Williston
The Villages 11 over (5A) Central-Brooksville
University School 31 over (6A) Norland
Walton 29 over (1A) Freeport
Class 3A
Berkeley Prep 1 over (2A) Victory Christian
Bishop McLaughlin 1 over (2A) Northside Christian
Calvary-Clearwater 14 over Out-of-Door Academy
Cardinal Mooney 32 over Admiral Farragut
Clearwater Central Catholic 6 over Tampa Catholic
Father Lopez 3 over Trinity Prep
Frostproof 41 over (5A) Tenoroc
Holy Trinity Episcopal 10 over (2A) Agape Christian
King’s Academy 31 over (Ind.) Inlet Grove
Lakeland Christian 24 over Orangewood Christian
Melbourne Central Catholic 23 over (4A) Cocoa Beach
St. Pete Catholic 33 over (6A) Pine Ridge
Trinity Catholic 13 over (5A) Palatka
Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 35 over (2A) Warner Christian
Westminster Christian 27 over (2A) Champagnat Catholic
Class 2A
Boca Raton Christian 1 over Coral Springs Christian
Bradenton Christian 6 over Cambridge
Canterbury-St. Pete 26 over (Ind.) Zion Lutheran
Carrollwood Day 11 over Indian Rocks Christian
Duval Charter 56 over (Ind.) Seacoast Christian
First Baptist 56 over Highlands Christian
Harvest Community 27 over (SSAC) Faith Christian
Imagine School 6 over Keswick Christian
Moore Haven 6 over (4A) Lake Placid
North Florida Christian 56 over True Institute GA
Southwest Florida Christian 8 over (GAFC) Canterbury-Fort Myers
St. Edward’s 27 over (Ind.) Archbishop Carroll
St. John Neumann 62 over (GAFC) Oasis
Trinity Christian-Deltona 14 over (1A) Taylor-Pierson
University Christian 7 over (3A) Providence
Village Academy 6 over Glades Day
Class 1A
Baker 19 over Sneads
Bell 23 over (3A) P.K. Yonge
Blountstown 27 over (2A) FAMU DRS
Bronson 18 over (NFFC) St. Joseph
Chiefland 19 over (2A) Eagle’s View Academy
Cottondale 23 over Wewahitchka
Crescent City 18 over (6A) Matanzas
Dixie County 7 over Jefferson County
Graceville 6 over Bozeman
Jay 29 over (NFFC) Rocky Bayou Christian
Lafayette 18 over (3A) Maclay
Liberty County 16 over Holmes County
Northview 8 over (4A) Marianna
South Walton 17 over (Ind.) North Bay Haven
Trenton 52 over Branford
Union County 16 over (4A) West Nassau
West Gadsden 8 over Vernon
Independent
Arlington Country Day 10 over (1A) Hilliard
Bishop Snyder 13 over Christ’s Church Academy
IMG Academy 5 over (8A) North Miami Beach
Gulf Atlantic Football Conference (GAFC)
Community School of Naples 47 over (2A) Marco Island Academy
St. Stephen’s Episcopal 35 over (Ind.) Citrus Park Christian
North Florida Football Conference (NFFC)
Aucilla Christian 33 over Oak Hall
Florida Deaf 38 over (Ind.) Beacon of Hope
John Paul II Catholic 25 over St. Francis
Munroe Day 40 over (SSAC) Seven Rivers Christian
Southeastern Football Conference (SFC)
Benjamin 1 over John Carroll
Coral Shores 20 over Archbishop Curley
Coral Springs Charter 15 over Calvary-Fort Lauderdale
Florida Christian 11 over Ransom Everglades
LaSalle 36 over Marathon
Pine Crest 22 over St. Andrew’s
Pope John Paul II 39 over Pompano Beach
Westminster Academy 32 over Miami Country Day
Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC)
Calvary-Ormond Beach 7 over (Ind.) Temple Christian Academy
Central Florida Christian 11 over Cornerstone Charter
City of Life 17 over (Ind.) All Saints’ Academy
First Academy-Leesburg 6 over (Ind.) Montverde Academy
International Community 5 over Santa Fe Catholic
Mount Dora Bible 22 over Legacy Charter
Orlando Christian Prep 18 over Merritt Island Christian
Seffner Christian 7 over Master’s Academy-Oviedo
Windermere Prep 25 over Ocala Christian
Forecast Record for Week 1: 211-59-1, 78.0%
