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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Fred Gilmore
League: 4A District 6 (moving from 3A District 10)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ricky Jones Jr. Senior WR
Ezra Robinson Senior DB
Eugene Burke Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Vinnie Davino 6'3" 220 Senior OL [Florida Atlantic]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2010 National Rank: #2737
2010 State Rank: #206
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.6
2011 National Rank: #3753
2011 State Rank: #248
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1970
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 31-23 (11-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 27.9
2010 Points Against Average: 37.8
2010 Differential: -9.9
2010 Wins: #1302 Sarasota (52-25), #3115 Bayshore (Bradenton) (28-27), #5273 DeSoto County (Arcadia) (18-17), #8138 Lemon Bay (Englewood) (48-26)
2010 Losses: #75 Manatee (Bradenton) (44-14), #226 Southeast (Bradenton) (62-34), #279 Venice (53-6), #994 Riverview (Sarasota) (45-12), #1605 Wekiva (Apopka) (34-33), #2447 Braden River (Bradenton) (45-34)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-50
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A District 11), 2006 (3A District 11), 2005 (3A District 11), 2003 (3A District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Sarasota, 9/9 at Venice, 9/16 Southeast (Bradenton), 9/30 Clewiston, 10/7 Lake Placid, 10/14 at LaBelle, 10/21 at Avon Park, 10/28 Gateway Charter (Fort Myers), 11/4 at Dunbar (Fort Myers), 11/11 at Riverview (Sarasota)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Venice (52.8), Southeast (Bradenton) (45.5), Riverview (Sarasota) (32.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) (-30.1), LaBelle (-14.8), Lake Placid (-10.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #303
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3196
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Sarasota [projection: 35-21 loss]