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.
Game forecasts are sorted by classification of favorite and listed alphabetically. The underdog’s classification is noted for inter-classification games. Teams in The Prep Zone’s coverage area are in bold.
NOTE: Schedule subject to change due to Hurricane Irma.
CLASS 8A
Alonso 32 over (7A) Leto
Apopka 4 over (7A) Lakeland
Boone 10 over (7A) Ocoee
Cypress Creek (Orlando) 21 over (7A) Celebration
Dr. Phillips 22 over West Orange
Evans 9 over Oak Ridge
Flagler Palm Coast 26 over (6A) Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)
Gateway 3 over (7A) St. Cloud
George Jenkins 45 over (6A) Lake Region
Lyman (Longwood) 27 over (7A) Lake Minneola
Olympia 10 over (7A) Edgewater
Ridge Community 27 over (7A) Kathleen
Sandalwood (Jacksonville) 17 over (7A) Leon (Tallahassee)
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) 27 over (6A) Matanzas (Palm Coast)
Timber Creek 12 over (7A) East River
University (Orlando) 24 over (7A) Windermere
Wekiva 1 over Winter Park
CLASS 7A
Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) 14 over (5A) Orange Park
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) 30 over (5A) Clay (Green Cove Springs)
Braden River 8 over (8A) Manatee
Columbia (Lake City) 1 over Buchholz (Gainesville)
Creekside (St. Johns) 26 over (5A) Paxon (Jacksonville)
Durant 27 over (8A) Newsome
East Bay 3 over (5A) Robinson
East Lake 1 over (5A) Tarpon Springs
East Ridge (Clermont) 16 over (6A) Leesburg
Fleming Island (Orange Park) 30 over (6A) Middleburg
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 41 over (6A) Englewood (Jacksonville)
Gaither 18 over Lennard
Hagerty 6 over (8A) Oviedo
Lake Howell 13 over (8A) Winter Springs
Lake Nona 7 over (8A) Freedom (Orlando)
Liberty 13 over (5A) Poinciana
Melbourne 45 over (6A) Bayside
Palmetto 6 over (8A) Riverview (Sarasota)
Pinellas Park 39 over (6A) Osceola Fundamental
Plant City 18 over Wharton
Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 27 over (8A) Mandarin (Jacksonville)
Sarasota 1 over (5A) Booker
Seminole 6 over (5A) Dunedin
St. Petersburg 29 over (6A) Boca Ciega
Tampa Bay Tech 40 over Sickles
Venice 32 over (6A) Charlotte
Viera 3 over (8A) Osceola (Kissimmee)
West Port (Ocala) 14 over (5A) Citrus (Inverness)
Winter Haven 21 over (8A) Lake Brantley
Wiregrass Ranch 17 over (6A) Sunlake
CLASS 6A
Archbishop Rummel LA 13 over Escambia
Armwood 8 over (7A) Plant
Bishop Gorman NV 28 over Miami Central
Cape Coral 7 over East Lee County
Chamberlain 37 over (8A) Riverview
Clearwater 4 over (7A) Countryside
Crestview 3 over Navarre
Deltona 3 over (8A) DeLand
Forest (Ocala) 15 over (4A) Mount Dora
Fort Myers 24 over (5A) Cypress Lake
Fort Walton Beach 11 over Milton
Lake Gibson 6 over (8A) University (Orange City)
Lake Wales 24 over (8A) Haines City
Largo 10 over (8A) Palm Harbor University
Mitchell 38 over (5A) Ridgewood
New Smyrna Beach 11 over (5A) Titusville
Niceville 3 over Westlake TX
Northeast (St. Petersburg) 11 over (5A) Gibbs
Pine Forest 24 over Pace
Pine Ridge (Deltona) 21 over (4A) Atlantic (Port Orange)
Port Charlotte 25 over (5A) Lemon Bay
Sebring 28 over (7A) Bartow
South Lake (Groveland) 7 over (7A) Lake Minneola (Tuesday)
South Lake (Groveland) 20 over (5A) Crystal River
St. Augustine 20 over (5A) Ponte Vedra
Tate 3 over Gulf Breeze
Vanguard (Ocala) 27 over (5A) North Marion (Citra)
Washington (Pensacola) 7 over (5A) Pensacola
CLASS 5A
Arnold 15 over (4A) Walton
Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 6 over Ribault (Jacksonville)
Bay 1 over (1A) Port St. Joe
Belleview 1 over Palatka
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 10 over (6A) Nease (Ponte Vedra)
Bolles (Jacksonville) 17 over (7A) First Coast (Jacksonville)
Clewiston 43 over (4A) LaBelle
Dunbar 31 over (7A) Riverdale
Eustis 7 over (6A) Lake Weir (Ocala)
Godby 8 over (8A) Lake Mary
Hardee 13 over (4A) Avon Park
Hudson 26 over (4A) Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel)
Immokalee 15 over (6A) Barron Collier
Jefferson 31 over (6A) Brandon
Jesuit 34 over (8A) Steinbrenner
Jones 52 over (8A) Colonial
Lely 10 over (6A) Golden Gate
Menendez (St. Augustine) 19 over Yulee
Merritt Island 34 over (4A) Astronaut
Middleton 7 over (7A) Bloomingdale
Mosley 49 over (4A) Rutherford
Palm Bay 3 over (6A) Heritage
Rickards 18 over (7A) Chiles
Ridgeview (Orange Park) 13 over Westside (Jacksonville)
Rockledge 31 over (6A) Eau Gallie
Southeast 13 over (7A) Lakewood Ranch
Spoto 12 over (7A) Freedom (Tampa)
Stanton College Prep (Jacksonville) 27 over (4A) Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)
Suwannee (Live Oak) 34 over (1A) Hamilton County (Jasper)
Tavares 1 over (4A) Umatilla
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 48 over Terry Parker (Jacksonville)
Wakulla (Crawfordville) 1 over (3A) Taylor County (Perry)
Wesley Chapel 16 over (6A) Pasco
West Florida Tech 20 over D’Iberville MS
CLASS 4A
Bradford (Starke) 19 over Keystone Heights
Cocoa 31 over Dunnellon (canceled)
Cocoa Beach 1 over (2A) Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach)
Lake Placid 27 over (SSAC) Gateway Charter
Mulberry 7 over (5A) DeSoto
North Bay Haven 48 over Pataula Charter GA
Raines (Jacksonville) 32 over (6A) Ed White (Jacksonville)
South Walton 19 over (1A) Northview
Trenton 6 over South Sumter (Bushnell)
West Nassau (Callahan) 3 over (3A) Providence (Jacksonville)
CLASS 3A
Calvary Christian (Clearwater) 14 over (SSAC) St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Cardinal Mooney 3 over Berkeley Prep
Fort White 27 over (4A) Santa Fe (Alachua)
Lakeland Christian 25 over (4A) Bishop Verot
Melbourne Central Catholic 18 over (6A) Archbishop McCarthy
Pensacola Catholic 8 over (6A) Choctawhatchee
Tampa Catholic 3 over Clearwater Central Catholic
Taylor (Pierson) 20 over (4A) The Villages
The First Academy 10 over (SSAC) Orlando Christian Prep
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 1 over (Ind.) Jordan Christian Prep (Auburndale) (Canceled)
Trinity Prep (Winter Park) 5 over Episcopal (Jacksonville)
CLASS 2A
Admiral Farragut 69 over (Ind.) Bayshore Christian
Cambridge Christian 37 over (Ind.) Kingdom Prep
Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) 14 over (SSAC) Duval Charter (Jacksonville)
Evangelical Christian 27 over (4A) Oasis
FAMU DRS 2 over (1A) Sneads
Foundation Academy 5 over Carrollwood Day
Indian Rocks Christian 29 over (3A) St. Petersburg Catholic
North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville) 14 over (4A) Wolfson (Jacksonville)
Northside Christian 11 over Victory Christian
Oak Hall (Gainesville) 20 over (1A) Bronson
Seffner Christian 30 over (SSAC) Bishop McLaughlin
St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) 20 over Aucilla Christian (Monticello)
St. John Paul II Catholic (Tallahassee) 1 over (1A) Jefferson County (Monticello)
St. Joseph Academy (St. Augustine) 6 over Eagle’s View Academy (Jacksonville)
University Christian (Jacksonville) 36 over (1A) Crescent City
Warner Christian (South Daytona) 1 over (SSAC) Shorecrest Prep (St. Pete)
Zephyrhills Christian 26 over (SSAC) Bradenton Christian
CLASS 1A
Autauga Academy AL 38 over Graceville
Baker 52 over Snook Christian Christian AL
Bell 19 over Franklin County
Blountstown 21 over (4A) Marianna
Branford 26 over (2A) St. John Lutheran (Ocala)
Chipley 19 over Bozeman
Cottondale 37 over Liberty County
Dixie County (Cross City) 11 over (3A) Baldwin
Fort Meade 30 over (3A) Marathon
Frostproof 20 over (4A) Tenoroc
Hawthorne 23 over (4A) PK Yonge (Gainesville)
Hilliard 9 over (SSAC) Harvest Community (Jacksonville)
Holmes County 1 over Freeport
Jay 45 over (2A) Rocky Bayou
Lafayette (Mayo) 11 over Chiefland
Madison County 7 over (3A) Florida High (Tallahassee)
Union County (Lake Butler) 17 over (4A) Interlachen
Wildwood 20 over (SSAC) First Academy-Leesburg
Williston 20 over Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto)
INDEPENDENT
Buford GA 56 over International School of Broward
Clearwater Academy International 1 over (2A) Agape Christian
Lighthouse Private Christian 41 over (2A) Munroe Day
Satellite 20 over (3A) Father Lopez (Daytona Beach)
Superior Collegiate 20 over (6A) Dixie Hollins
West Oaks Academy 17 over IMG Academy White
SUNSHINE STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SSAC)
All Saints Academy 7 over (2A) Cornerstone Charter
Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) 12 over (Ind.) St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park)
Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville) 39 over (1A) Wewahitchka
Faith Christian 32 over (2A) Trinity Christian (Deltona)
Jupiter Christian 31 over Legacy
Lake Mary Prep 7 over Bell Creek Academy
Ocala Christian 24 over (2A) Merritt Island Christian
Santa Fe Catholic 12 over Out-of-Door Academy
The Master’s Academy 5 over Orangewood Christian
Windermere Prep 28 over Central Florida Christian
Forecast Record
Last Week 206-41, 83.4%
Season 415-93, 81.7%
