Clay (Green Cove Springs, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Josh Hoekstra
League: 5A District 3 (moving from 3A District 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Slate Senior OL
Will Holden Senior OL
Hunter Grant Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Singletary 5'10" 175 Senior DB [Middle Tennessee]
Shane Coleman 5'8" 180 Senior RB 4.45 [Florida International]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Talent On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 46.9
2010 National Rank: #305
2010 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.7
2011 National Rank: #296
2011 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2072
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.4
Dynasty Record: 33-22 (17-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 36.5
2010 Points Against Average: 16.8
2010 Differential: +19.7
2010 Wins: #628 Orange Park (28-0), #688 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (51-33), #1372 Middleburg (27-20), #1648 Ponte Vedra (51-14), #2122 Nease [Allen D.] (Ponte Vedra) (42-21), #2529 Ridgeview (Orange Park) (47-3), #2718 Palatka (51-0), #2718 Palatka (34-10), #3688 Creekside (Jacksonville) (41-16)
2010 Losses: #106 St. Augustine (43-28), #119 Fleming Island (Orange Park) (20-17), #2463 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) (22-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 76-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (3A District 3), 2009 (3A District 3), 2004 (3A District 5), 2003 (3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Fleming Island (Orange Park), 9/9 at Ridgeview (Orange Park), 9/16 Oakleaf (Orange Park), 9/23 at Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 10/7 Parker [Terry] (Jacksonville), 10/14 at Orange Park, 10/21 at Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 10/27 at Paxon (Jacksonville), 11/4 Forrest [Nathan Bedford] (Jacksonville), 11/10 Middleburg
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fleming Island (Orange Park) (46.6), Middleburg (34.4), Orange Park (33.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Oakleaf (Orange Park) (-9.9), Parker [Terry] (Jacksonville) (-0.8), Forrest [Nathan Bedford] (Jacksonville) (-0.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4 (33.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1767
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 45%
Opener: 9/2 Fleming Island (Orange Park) [projection: 28-24 win]