JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
FORECAST FOR WEEK 10
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 Record
Last Week 195-43, 81.9%
Season 1,844-384, 82.8%
Forecast Focus
This week’s featured forecasts listed by game day and game site from north to south.
Thursday
Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders (7-1) at Bradenton IMG Acad. Ascenders (7-1)
Power Pick: Ascenders by 14
Fort Pierce John Carroll Golden Rams (8-1) at Coral Springs Charter Panthers (8-1)
Power Pick: Rams by 10
Friday
Pensacola Catholic Crusaders (9-0) at Pensacola West Florida Tech Jaguars (8-0)
Power Pick: Jaguars by 13
Bristol Liberty County Bulldogs (7-1) at Port St. Joe Sharks (6-2)
Power Pick: Sharks by 3
Gainesville Hurricanes (7-1) at Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (6-2)
Power Pick: Trojans by 3
Tallahassee Rickards Raiders (6-1) at Crawfordville Wakulla War Eagles (7-1)
Power Pick: Raiders by 4
St. Petersburg Lakewood Spartans (6-2) at Jacksonville Raines Vikings (6-2)
Power Pick: Vikings by 1
Glen St. Mary Baker Co. Wildcats (7-2) at Jacksonville Bishop Kenny Crusaders (7-0)
Power Pick: Wildcats by 1
Jacksonville First Coast Buccaneers (7-1) at Jacksonville Sandalwood Saints (7-1)
Power Pick: Buccaneers by 6
Jacksonville Providence Stallions (6-2) at Jacksonville Trinity Christian Conquerors (6-1)
Power Pick: Conquerors by 35
Chiefland Indians (6-2) at Cross City Dixie County Bears (6-0)
Power Pick: Bears by 20
Daytona Beach Mainland Buccaneers (7-1) vs. Daytona Beach Seabreeze Sandcrabs (6-1) at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium
Power Pick: Buccaneers by 20
Leesburg First Academy Eagles (7-1) at Mount Dora Bible Bulldogs (6-2)
Power Pick: Eagles by 8
Spring Hill Springstead Eagles (7-1) at Land O’ Lakes Gators (7-1)
Power Pick: Eagles by 7
Melbourne Cent. Cath. Hustlers (8-0) at Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal Tigers (6-1)
Power Pick: Hustlers by 21
Palm Bay Bayside Bears (7-1) at Palm Bay Heritage Panthers (8-0)
Power Pick: Panthers by 21
Lakeland Kathleen Red Devils (7-1) at Lakeland Dreadnaughts (9-0)
Power Pick: Dreadnaughts by 6
Tampa Bay Tech Titans (6-2) at Tampa Sickles Gryphons (7-1)
Power Pick: Gryphons by 10
Lakeland Christian Vikings (6-2) at Fort Meade Miners (6-2)
Power Pick: Miners by 24
St. Petersburg Green Devils (6-2) at Sarasota Riverview Rams (5-2)
Power Pick: Green Devils by 3
Fort Pierce Central Cobras (7-0) at Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast Titans (4-3)
Power Pick: Cobras by 3
Port Charlotte Pirates (7-0) at Punta Gorda Charlotte Fightin’ Tarpons (5-3)
Power Pick: Pirates by 10
Cardinal Mooney Cougars (6-1) at Fort Myers Bishop Verot Vikings (5-2)
Power Pick: Cougars by 23
West Boca Raton Bulls (7-2) at Palm Beach Gardens William T. Dwyer Panthers (9-0)
Power Pick: Panthers by 14
Lake Worth Park Vista Cobras (7-1) at Wellington Palm Beach Central Broncos (5-3)
Power Pick: Broncos by 1
Hallandale Chargers (8-1) at Boynton Beach Tigers (8-1)
Power Pick: Chargers by 11
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman Crusaders (6-2) at Delray Beach American Heritage Stallions (4-3)
Power Pick: Stallions by 1
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders (7-1) at Plantation Colonels (7-1)
Power Pick: Raiders by 23
Deerfield Beach Bucks (8-0) at South Plantation Paladins (6-2)
Power Pick: Bucks by 17
Plantation American Heritage Patriots (7-1) at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs (7-1)
Power Pick: Patriots by 14
Cape Coral Island Coast Gators (7-1) at Fort Lauderdale University School Suns (7-1)
Power Pick: Suns by 18
Miami Monsignor Pace Spartans (5-3) at Miami Gulliver Prep Raiders (6-2)
Power Pick: Raiders by 3
Miami Beach Hi-Tides (6-2) at Coral Gables Cavaliers (7-1)
Power Pick: Cavaliers by 24
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 46 over Olympia
Belen Jesuit 6 over Ferguson
Bloomingdale 1 over Wharton
Boca Raton 14 over John I. Leonard
Boone 13 over Colonial
Braddock 7 over Sunset
Columbus 56 over Coral Park
Coral Gables 24 over Miami Beach
Cypress Bay 13 over McArthur
Deerfield Beach 17 over South Plantation
Douglas11 over Coral Springs
Dr. Phillips 42 over Freedom-Orlando
First Coast 6 over Sandalwood
Flagler Palm Coast 14 over Mandarin
Flanagan 35 over Western
Fort Pierce Central 3 over Treasure Coast
Killian 14 over Southridge
Lake Brantley 6 over DeLand
Lake Mary 35 over University-Orange City
Lyman 7 over Spruce Creek
Manatee 58 over Palm Harbor University
Miramar 45 over Cooper City
Monarch 52 over Coral Glades
Newsome 15 over Riverview
North Miami 38 over Dr. Krop
North Miami Beach 6 over Hialeah
Oviedo 4 over Timber Creek
Palm Beach Central 1 over Park Vista
Palm Beach Gardens 26 over Wellington
Plant 10 over Alonso
Reagan 34 over Hialeah Gardens
Santaluces 46 over Spanish River
Seminole Ridge 21 over Jupiter
South Dade 18 over Coral Reef
South Miami 5 over Miami High
Southwest Miami 13 over Varela
St. Petersburg 3 over Sarasota Riverview
Taravella 24 over Piper
University-Orlando 1 over Hagerty
Vero Beach 18 over Centennial
West Orange 29 over Evans
West Port 8 over (1A) Wildwood
Winter Park 35 over Cypress Creek
Class 7A
American 6 over Mater Academy
Atlantic Coast 5 over Buchholz
Boyd Anderson 17 over (8A) Miami Palmetto
Chiles 7 over Leon
Durant 7 over East Bay
East Lake 63 over Northeast-St. Pete
Eau Gallie 24 over (4A) Cocoa Beach
Ely 23 over Northeast-Oakland Park
Fleming Island 35 over (6A) Creekside
Fletcher 11 over Oakleaf
Fort Myers 7 over Riverdale
Freedom-Tampa 6 over Wiregrass Ranch
Gaither 10 over Steinbrenner
Gateway 34 over Celebration
Haines City 23 over George Jenkins
Hialeah- Miami Lakes 6 over Goleman
Kissimmee Osceola 33 over St. Cloud
Lake Howell 25 over East River
Lake Nona 16 over Harmony
Lake Worth 1 over Atlantic-Delray Beach
Lakeland 6 over Kathleen
Lincoln 3 over (6A) Gainesville
Melbourne 34 over Sebastian River
Miami Springs 35 over Mourning
Niceville 28 over Crestview
Nova 11 over Hollywood Hills
Ocoee 5 over East Ridge
Olympic Heights 1 over Forest Hill
Palmetto 22 over Braden River
Pinellas Park 4 over Countryside
Plant City 8 over Brandon
Port Charlotte 10 over Charlotte
Ridge Community 12 over Bartow
Royal Palm Beach 25 over Palm Beach Lakes
Sarasota 6 over Lakewood Ranch
Seminole 24 over Clearwater
Sickles 10 over Tampa Bay Tech
St. Thomas Aquinas 23 over Plantation
Viera 24 over Martin County
William T. Dwyer 14 over West Boca Raton
Winter Springs 10 over Wekiva
Class 6A
Armwood 35 over Chamberlain
Bartram Trail 21 over Nease
Carol City 7 over Norland
Choctawhatchee 8 over Fort Walton Beach
Citrus 34 over Lake Weir
Columbia 42 over Middleburg
Dillard 40 over Archbishop McCarthy
Doral Academy 1 over Westwood
Ed White 49 over Terry Parker
Escambia 27 over Pensacola Washington
Gulf Coast 12 over (5A) Golden Gate
Hallandale 11 over Boynton Beach
Heritage 21 over Bayside
Hillsborough 10 over Robinson
Ida Baker 39 over East Lee County
Jefferson 37 over Blake
Jensen Beach 17 over Okeechobee
King 60 over Leto
Lake Gibson 42 over Sebring
Largo 39 over Dixie Hollins
Leesburg 21 over Lake Minneola
Mainland 20 over Seabreeze
Naples 37 over Barron Collier
Navarre 17 over Davidson AL
Northwestern 2 over Homestead
Ocala Forest 1 over Vanguard
Orange Park 24 over Englewood
Pace 13 over Milton
Palmetto Ridge 11 over Estero
Pensacola 9 over Pine Forest
Pine Ridge 1 over Deltona
South Fork 6 over Port St. Lucie
South Fort Myers 49 over Lehigh
South Lake 28 over Edgewater
Springstead 7 over Land O’ Lakes
St. Augustine 48 over Matanzas
Stranahan 7 over Coconut Creek
Suncoast 21 over Pembroke Pines Charter
Sunlake 28 over Fivay
Venice 31 over Seminole Osceola
Winter Haven 54 over Lake Region
Class 5A
American Heritage-Plantation 14 over Cardinal Gibbons
Anclote 9 over Hudson
Astronaut 3 over Titusville
Auburndale 16 over Poinciana
Baker County 1 over Bishop Kenny
Bishop Moore 3 over Eustis
Booker 7 over Southeast
Cape Coral 49 over Mariner
Dunbar 36 over North Fort Myers
Dunnellon 13 over (6A) Lecanto
Eastside 6 over Santa Fe
Gibbs 39 over Dunedin
Godby 34 over (6A) New Smyrna Beach
Gulf Breeze 6 over Rutherford (Tuesday)
Gulf Breeze 14 over Arnold
Hardee 39 over DeSoto
Hernando 32 over Central-Brooksville
Immokalee 20 over Lely
Jesuit 35 over Middleton
Lake Wales 73 over Tenoroc
Lemon Bay 39 over Cypress Lake
Merritt Island 4 over Rockledge
Miami Jackson 35 over Key West
Mosley 14 over Bay
Mount Dora 26 over Tavares
Nature Coast 19 over Weeki Wachee
North Marion 33 over Belleview
Palatka 14 over Ponte Vedra
Palm Bay 11 over Satellite
Paxon 9 over Forrest
Ribault 32 over Wolfson
Rickards 4 over Wakulla
Ridgeview 17 over Menendez
River Ridge 19 over Ridgewood
Spoto 7 over (6A) Lennard
Suwannee 35 over Crystal River
Tarpon Springs 7 over Boca Ciega
Wesley Chapel 1 over Gulf
West Florida Tech 13 over Pensacola Catholic
Yulee 25 over Stanton Prep
Zephyrhills 9 over Pasco
Class 4A
Atlantic-Port Orange 7 over Space Coast
Baldwin 1 over Andrew Jackson
Bolles 20 over West Nassau
Booker T. Washington 70 over Edison
Clewiston 33 over LaBelle
Cocoa 47 over Jones
East Gadsden 3 over Walton
Florida High 14 over Marianna
Fort White 8 over Taylor County
Glades Central 35 over North Broward Prep
Gulliver Prep 3 over Monsignor Pace
Keystone Heights 14 over Bradford
Lake Placid 1 over Avon Park
Madison County 29 over Fernandina Beach
Raines 1 over (5A) Lakewood
The Villages 20 over Interlachen
Umatilla 1 over Trinity Christian-Deltona
University School 18 over (5A) Island Coast
Class 3A
Admiral Farragut 14 over Shorecrest Prep
American Heritage-Delray 1 over Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Mooney 23 over Bishop Verot
Fort Meade 24 over Lakeland Christian
Frostproof 17 over Berkeley Prep
Maclay 17 over P.K. Yonge
Melbourne Central Catholic 21 over Holy Trinity Episcopal
Orangewood Christian 6 over Trinity Prep
Pahokee 16 over King’s Academy
St. Pete Catholic 21 over Calvary-Clearwater
Tampa Catholic 77 over Bishop McLaughlin
Trinity Catholic 28 over Father Lopez
Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 35 over Providence
Westminster Christian 33 over (2A) St. Edward’s
Class 2A
Bradenton Christian 3 over Keswick Christian
Cambridge 3 over Canterbury-St. Pete
Carrollwood Day 28 over Northside Christian
Champagnat Catholic 73 over Highlands Christian
Dade Christian 20 over Barrington Christian
Evangelical Christian 42 over Imagine School
First Baptist 63 over Marco Island Academy
Foundation Academy 9 over Agape Christian
Glades Day 7 over (3A) Chaminade
Harvest Community 3 over Duval Charter
Jupiter Christian 21 over Boca Raton Christian
Moore Haven 7 over St. John Neumann
North Florida Christian 30 over FAMU DRS
Southwest Florida Christian 19 over (Ind.) Archbishop Carroll
University Christian 49 over Cedar Creek Christian
Victory Christian 54 over (3A) Out-of-Door Academy
Village Academy 37 over (Ind.) Inlet Grove
Warner Christian 14 over (3A) The First Academy
Class 1A
Baker 3 over Northview
Bell 17 over Hawthorne
Chipley 42 over Holmes County
Crescent City 61 over Taylor-Pierson
Dixie County 20 over Chiefland
Graceville 11 over Cottondale
Hamilton County 14 over Jefferson County
Hilliard 3 over (Ind.) Potter’s Hose Christian
Jay 18 over Freeport
Lafayette 38 over Branford
Port St. Joe 3 over Liberty County
South Walton 32 over Bozeman
Trenton 52 over Bronson
Union County 24 over Williston
Vernon 16 over Sneads
Independent
Beacon of Hope 21 over (SSAC) Calvary-Ormond Beach
Bishop Snyder 33 over (NFFC) St. Francis
Christ’s Church Academy 17 over (2A) Eagle’s View Academy
IMG Academy 14 over (3A) Clearwater Central Catholic
Keys Gate Charter 52 over (2A) Coral Springs Christian
Montverde Academy 47 over (SSAC) City of Life
West Broward 3 over (7A) South Broward
Gulf Atlantic Football Conference (GAFC)
Community School of Naples 76 over Oasis
Gateway Charter 16 over St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Oxbridge Academy 42 over Berean Christian
North Florida Football Conference (NFFC)
Florida Deaf 6 over St. Joseph
Munroe Day 5 over (Ind.) North Bay Haven
Rocky Bayou Christian 31 over Aucilla Christian
Southeastern Football Conference (SFC) Playoffs
Semifinals
Calvary-Fort Lauderdale 31 over Pope John Paul II
John Carroll 10 over Coral Springs Charter
Consolation Games
Benjamin 56 over Marathon
Florida Christian 1 over Pine Crest
Ransom Everglades 45 over (GAFC) Palmer Trinity
St. Andrew’s 34 over Pompano Beach
Sunshine State Athletic Conference (SSAC)
Cornerstone Charter 8 over Merritt Island Christian
Faith Christian 40 over (Ind.) Citrus Park Christian
First Academy-Leesburg 8 over Mount Dora Bible
International Community 27 over Legacy Charter
Master’s Academy-Oviedo 3 over Orlando Christian Prep
Ocala Christian 7 over (Ind.) Temple Christian Academy
Santa Fe Catholic 25 over (Ind.) All Saints’ Academy
Seffner Christian 68 over Seven Rivers Christian
Windermere Prep 25 over Central Florida Christian
