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]