JOE PINKOS POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
2019 PLAYOFF FORECAST – Week #4 (Area teams in bold)
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.
State Championship Forecast
The following match-ups and results are forecast for the 2019 Florida Football Finals:
Class 1A– Madison County over Blountstown
Class 2A– Champagnat Catholic over University Christian (Jacksonville)
Class 3A– Chaminade-Madonna over Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
Class 4A– Cardinal Gibbons over Cocoa
Class 5A– American Heritage (Plantation) over Jones
Class 6A– Miami Central over Escambia
Class 7A– St. Thomas Aquinas over Armwood
Class 8A– Apopka over Vero Beach
CLASS 8A (State Semifinals)
North
Apopka 13 over Steinbrenner
South
Columbus 1 over Deerfield Beach
CLASS 7A (State Semifinals)
North
Armwood 8 over Edgewater
South
St. Thomas Aquinas 11 over Venice
CLASS 6A (State Semifinals)
North
Escambia 3 over Gaither
South
Miami Central 21 over Palmetto
CLASS 5A (State Semifinals)
North
Jones 4 over Wakulla
South
Northwestern 6 over Jesuit
CLASS 4A (State Semifinals)
North
Bolles (Jacksonville) 7 over Cocoa
South
Booker T. Washington 10 over Lakewood
CLASS 3A (State Semifinals)
North
Florida High 15 over Lakeland Christian
South
Chaminade-Madonna 17 over Clearwater Central Catholic
CLASS 2A (State Semifinals)
North
University Christian (Jacksonville) 1 over Victory Christian
South
Champagnat Catholic 24 over Seffner Christian
CLASS 1A (State Semifinals)
North
Blountstown 14 over Baker
South
Madison County 28 over Pahokee
Forecast Record
Last Week 26-6, 81.3%
FHSAA Playoffs 161-31, 83.9%
Season 2,351-536, 81.4%
