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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Telly Lockette
League: 6A District 16 (moving from 6A District 13)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kevin Pettithomme Senior C
Errol Clarke Senior DE/OLB
Donaldven Manning Senior CB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Jordan Hinojosa 6'3" 275 Senior DT [Minnesota]
Samad Hinds 6'4" 205 Senior TE
Josh Ballesteros 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Darreall Joyner 5'11" 175 Senior WR 4.40 [West Virginia]
Brian Nicholson 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.6

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Devonta Freeman 5'10" 195 Senior RB 4.50 [Florida State]
Charles Gaines Jr. 5'11" 170 Senior WR [Louisville]
Thomas Finnie 5'10" 165 Senior DB [Miami (Fl)]
Miles Pace 6'0" 235 Senior LB 4.70 [UCF]
John Miller 6'3" 295 Senior OL [Louisville]
Marquis Lucas 6'3" 280 Senior OL [West Virginia]
Rakeem Cato 6'0" 175 Senior QB [Marshall]
Oliver Vigille 6'2" 205 Senior LB [Syracuse]
Carroll Phillips 6'1" 205 Senior LB [Cincinnati]
Durell Eskridge 6'2" 190 Senior WR [Syracuse]
Dwight Jackson 6'2" 215 Senior DE [Cincinnati]
Dennis Nalor 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.50 [Central Michigan]
Tommy Shuler 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.4 [Marshall]
Andrae Kirk 6'2" 225 Senior LB [Florida Atlantic]
Diondre Lewis 6'0" 200 Senior LB [Florida Atlantic]
Charles Jackson 6'1" 250 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 65.9
2010 National Rank: #15
2010 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -21.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 48
2011 National Rank: #178
2011 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 44.7
Dynasty National Rank: #134
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 52-12 (22-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 42.5
2010 Points Against Average: 13.4
2010 Differential: +29.1
2010 Wins: #48 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (42-27), #163 Northwestern (Miami) (25-22), #163 Northwestern (Miami) (42-27), #176 Cypress Bay (Weston) (30-27), #387 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) (17-0), #421 South Dade (Homestead) (38-7), #494 Prattville (AL) (49-28), #1111 Madison [James] (Dallas, TX) (48-6), #1629 Hialeah (42-0), #1929 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (63-0), #2513 Miami (55-0), #3257 Miami Beach (41-6), #3941 Carol City (Miami) (33-6), #5068 Miami Springs (70-0)
2010 Losses: #847 Camden County (Kingsland, GA) (45-42)
2010 Opponents W-L: 120-54-1
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 13), 2008 (6A District 13), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 14
Streak List: 9/11/10 Madison [James] (Dallas, TX) (48-6), 9/16/10 Miami Beach (41-6), 9/23/10 Miami Springs (70-0), 10/1/10 Carol City (Miami) (33-6), 10/8/10 Northwestern (Miami) (25-22), 10/22/10 Hialeah (42-0), 10/29/10 Prattville (AL) (49-28), 11/6/10 Hialeah-Miami Lakes (Hialeah) (63-0), 11/13/10 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) (17-0), 11/19/10 Miami (55-0), 11/26/10 Northwestern (Miami) (42-27), 12/3/10 South Dade (Homestead) (38-7), 12/10/10 Cypress Bay (Weston) (30-27), 12/18/10 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (42-27)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami), 9/17 at Cocoa, 9/23 at Elder (Cincinnati, OH), 9/30 at Columbus [Christopher] (Miami), 10/5 Homestead, 10/21 at Carol City (Miami), 10/28 at Northwestern (Miami), 11/4 Belen Jesuit (Miami), 11/12 at North Miami Beach
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cocoa (58.9), Elder (Cincinnati, OH) (58), Columbus [Christopher] (Miami) (55.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Carol City (Miami) (19.9), North Miami Beach (29.1), Homestead (29.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 (39.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #50
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 Washington [Booker T.] (Miami) [projection: 27-24 win]