Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale, FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Rocco Casullo League: 7A District 15 (moving from 5A District 16) Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jelani Hamilton Senior DT [Miami (Fl)] Cole Champion Senior LB Tyler Drake Senior LB ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Dami Ayoola 5'10" 195 Senior RB 4.6 Bryan Cox Jr. 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.8 Joseph McClary 5'8" 155 Senior DB 4.5 Gavin Sinclair 5'10" 145 Senior WR D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Marcus Roberson 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.52 [Florida] Rashad Greene 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.45 [Florida State] Bobby Hart 6'5" 295 Senior OL 5.60 [Florida State] Jake Rudock 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.8 [Iowa] Phil Dorsett 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.42 [Miami (Fl)] Ken Hankerson 6'2" 205 Senior LB Justin DuVernois Senior K [Illinois] Khambrel Garland 6'0" 185 Senior DB [Northern Illinois] Austin Barron 6'3" 270 Senior OL Johnny Joseph 5'8" 170 Senior DB [Bowling Green] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: QB, OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 71.5 2010 National Rank: #4 2010 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.1 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 58.4 2011 National Rank: #36 2011 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 58.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6 Dynasty Record: 69-4 (21-0 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 15-0 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 44.3 2010 Points Against Average: 6.9 2010 Differential: +37.4 2010 Wins: #75 Manatee (Bradenton) (31-7), #74 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (29-7), #176 Cypress Bay (Weston) (60-14), #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (47-6), #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (52-13), #449 Miramar (23-7), #510 Skyline (Dallas, TX) (31-3), #822 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (28-6), #847 Camden County (Kingsland, GA) (42-28), #1300 South Broward (Hollywood) (56-0), #1347 Cooper City (49-7), #2453 Coconut Creek (59-0), #3140 Deerfield Beach (56-6), #3217 Nova (Davie) (45-0), #8012 McArthur (Hollywood) (56-0) 2010 Losses: none 2010 Opponents W-L: 115-66 Recent National Championships: 2008 Recent State Championships: 2010 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2007 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 16), 2009 (5A District 16), 2008 (5A District 16), 2007 (5A District 16), 2006 (5A District 16), 2005 (5A District 16), 2004 (5A District 14), 2003 (5A District 14) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16 Streak List: 9/5/10 Skyline (Dallas, TX) (31-3), 9/16/10 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (52-13), 9/24/10 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (28-6), 10/1/10 Camden County (Kingsland, GA) (42-28), 10/8/10 Nova (Davie) (45-0), 10/15/10 Miramar (23-7), 10/22/10 McArthur (Hollywood) (56-0), 10/29/10 Deerfield Beach (56-6), 11/5/10 South Broward (Hollywood) (56-0), 11/12/10 Cypress Bay (Weston) (60-14), 11/19/10 Coconut Creek (59-0), 11/26/10 Cooper City (49-7), 12/3/10 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (47-6), 12/10/10 Manatee (Bradenton) (31-7), 12/17/10 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (29-7), 8/27/11 Prattville (AL) (34-31) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/27 at Prattville (AL), 9/9 Cypress Bay (Weston), 9/23 De La Salle (Concord, CA), 9/30 at McArthur (Hollywood), 10/6 Miramar, 10/14 South Broward (Hollywood), 10/21 Nova (Davie), 10/28 at Plantation, 11/4 Cooper City, 11/11 at Deerfield Beach Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: De La Salle (Concord, CA) (80.2), Prattville (AL) (68.3), Cypress Bay (Weston) (58.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: McArthur (Hollywood) (0.2), Deerfield Beach (15.7), Nova (Davie) (18.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 (38.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #57 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 8/27 at Prattville (AL) [projection: 31-28 loss] |