Joe Pinkos’ Weekly Game Forecast – 2015 PLAYOFFS: First Round

JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS

Florida High School Football

The following match-ups and results are forecast for the 2015 Florida Football Finals:

Class 1A- Trenton over Port St. Joe
Class 2A- University Christian over Admiral Farragut
Class 3A- Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) over Oxbridge Academy
Class 4A- Cocoa over Dunnellon
Class 5A- American Heritage (Plantation) over North Marion
Class 6A- Navarre over Miami Central
Class 7A- Braden River over Columbia
Class 8A- Manatee over Coral Gables

2015 PLAYOFF FORECAST-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.

CLASS 8A (Regional Quarterfinals)

Region 1
Mandarin 1 over Oviedo
Lake Brantley 17 over Sandalwood
Apopka 20 over Timber Creek
West Orange 23 over Boone

Region 2
Dr. Phillips 9 over Steinbrenner
Manatee 27 over Oak Ridge
Osceola (Kissimmee) 31 over Treasure Coast
Vero Beach 24 over Gateway

Region 3
Boca Raton 13 over Palm Beach Gardens
Atlantic (Delray Beach) 24 over Wellington
Deerfield Beach 11 over Plantation
Flanagan 35 over Piper

Region 4
Columbus 10 over American
Coral Gables 49 over Hialeah
Southridge 7 over Belen Jesuit
South Dade 6 over Southwest Miami

CLASS 7A (Regional Quarterfinals)

Region 1
Lincoln 18 over Robert E. Lee
Columbia 28 over Chiles
Buchholz 4 over Edgewater
Hagerty 7 over Bartram Trail

Region 2
Martin County 3 over St. Cloud
Viera 34 over Harmony
Lakeland 3 over Sickles
Plant 13 over Kathleen

Region 3
Plant City 1 over East Lake
Countryside 1 over Tampa Bay Tech
Braden River 24 over Gulf Coast
Venice 7 over South Fort Myers

Region 4
William T. Dwyer 3 over Ely
St. Thomas Aquinas 27 over Royal Palm Beach
Mater Academy 3 over Nova
Sunset 7 over West Broward

CLASS 6A (Regional Quarterfinals)

Region 1
Pine Forest 31 over Gulf Breeze
Navarre 21 over Tate
Niceville 13 over St. Augustine
Choctawhatchee 16 over Nease

Region 2
Vanguard 17 over Sunlake
Gainesville 6 over Mitchell
Armwood 25 over Sebring
Lake Gibson 1 over Brandon

Region 3
Clearwater 10 over Port Charlotte
Charlotte 31 over Osceola Fundamental
Fort Myers 10 over Palmetto Ridge
Naples 39 over Estero

Region 4
Mainland 14 over Sebastian River
Heritage 18 over Deltona
Miami Central 17 over Boyd Anderson
Carol City 21 over Dillard

CLASS 5A (Regional Quarterfinals)

Region 1
Rickards 10 over West Florida Tech
Wakulla 21 over Bay
Suwannee 25 over Bishop Kenny
Ponte Vedra 1 over Ribault

Region 2
Clay 35 over Eastside
North Marion 37 over Menendez
Nature Coast Tech 14 over Zephyrhills
River Ridge 17 over Lecanto

Region 3
Jefferson 1 over Gibbs
Jesuit 31 over Lakewood
Immokalee 6 over Lemon Bay
Dunbar 6 over Southeast

Region 4
Bishop Moore 1 over Palm Bay
Merritt Island 21 over South Lake
Hallandale 39 over Suncoast
American Heritage-Plantation 49 over Westwood

CLASS 4A (Regional Semifinals)

Region 1
Bolles 3 over Walton
Raines 35 over Rutherford

Region 2
South Sumter 3 over Santa Fe
Dunnellon 35 over Bradford

Region 3
Cocoa 62 over Bishop Verot
Astronaut 6 over Avon Park

Region 4
Glades Central 17 over Gulliver Prep
Booker T. Washington 13 over University School

CLASS 3A (Regional Semifinals)

Region 1
Taylor County 1 over Providence
Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 56 over Pensacola Catholic

Region 2
Lakeland Christian 1 over Trinity Catholic
Tampa Catholic 30 over Trinity Prep

Region 3
Clearwater Central Catholic 31 over Holy Trinity Episcopal
John Carroll Catholic 20 over Cardinal Mooney

Region 4
Oxbridge Academy 10 over Chaminade-Madonna
American Heritage (Delray Beach) 9 over Westminster Christian

CLASS 2A (Regional Semifinals)

Region 1
North Florida Christian 20 over Cedar Creek Christian
University Christian 63 over Maclay

Region 2
Victory Christian 24 over Trinity Christian (Deltona)
Foundation Academy 42 over Warner Christian

Region 3
Cambridge Christian 7 over Northside Christian
Admiral Farragut 28 over Carrollwood Day

Region 4
First Baptist 3 over Village Academy
Dade Christian 3 over Community School of Naples

CLASS 1A (Regional Semifinals)

Region 1
Baker 3 over Graceville
Vernon 10 over Northview

Region 2
Port St. Joe 28 over Chipley
Blountstown 1 over Liberty County

Region 3
Madison County 17 over Union County
Fort White 11 over Jefferson County

Region 4
Trenton 19 over Fort Meade
Pahokee 4 over Dixie County

Gold Coast Football Conference (GCFC) Championship Game
Archbishop McCarthy 11 over Key West

North Florida Football Conference (NFFC) Championship Game
John Paul II Catholic 1 over St. Joseph Academy

Southeastern Football Conference (SFC) Championship Game
Coral Springs Charter 7 over Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale)

Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC)

Florida Bowl

Championship Game
Santa Fe Catholic 6 over St. Stephen’s Episcopal

Third Place Game
Berean Christian 1 over Boca Raton Christian

Forecast Record
Last Week 183-45, 80.3%
Season 2,203-509, 81.2%