Cypress Bay (Weston, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Mark Guandolo
League: 8A District 12 (moving from 6A District 11)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Danny Isidora 6'3.5" 340 Senior OL 5.21
Josh Witt 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.50 [Miami (Fl)]
Matt Dayes 5'9" 205 Junior HB 4.49

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Danny Epstein 5'11" 210 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, OL, LB
Team Weaknesses: Undersized DL, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 51
2010 National Rank: #176
2010 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 55.6
2011 National Rank: #64
2011 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #455
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 43-17 (13-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 31.7
2010 Points Against Average: 22.6
2010 Differential: +9.1
2010 Wins: #555 Northeast (Oakland Park) (27-21), #742 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (35-21), #975 Plantation (30-21), #986 North Miami Beach (50-14), #1012 Everglades (Miramar) (38-22), #1364 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (21-19), #1854 Western (Davie) (27-23), #2055 Dr. Krop [Michael M.] (Miami) (37-0), #3140 Deerfield Beach (36-19), #4350 West Broward (Pembroke Pines) (44-17), #4820 Taravella [J. P.] (Coral Springs) (41-14)
2010 Losses: #4 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (60-14), #15 Central (Miami) (30-27), #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (36-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 94-65
Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 11), 2008 (6A District 11), 2007 (6A District 11), 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A District 11), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 South Broward (Hollywood) (41-12), 9/22/11 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Deerfield Beach, 9/9 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale), 9/16 at South Broward (Hollywood), 9/22 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines), 9/30 Miramar, 10/14 at Manatee (Bradenton), 10/21 at West Broward (Pembroke Pines), 10/28 at Everglades (Miramar), 11/4 Western (Davie), 11/11 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (64.8), Manatee (Bradenton) (55.1), Miramar (54.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Broward (Pembroke Pines) (5.2), Deerfield Beach (15.7), South Broward (Hollywood) (20.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4 (37.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #108
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%
Opener: 9/2 Deerfield Beach [projection: 44-0 win]