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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Ryan Smith
League: 8A District 1 (moving from 6A District 2)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
James Ward Senior WR/DB
Moroa White Senior DL
Joseph Kemp Junior RB/LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Trey Pettis 6'5" 280 Senior OL [Florida State]
De'Ante Saunders 5'11" 170 Senior DB 4.5 [Florida]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield, DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2010 National Rank: #869
2010 State Rank: #78
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 37
2011 National Rank: #668
2011 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1145
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 33-26 (15-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 21.2
2010 Points Against Average: 10.2
2010 Differential: +11
2010 Wins: #362 Seminole (Sanford) (10-7), #1515 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (6-0), #1605 Wekiva (Apopka) (33-14), #1662 Mainland (Daytona Beach) (17-10), #2332 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (21-7), #2493 Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast) (14-10), #4179 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (35-7), #4553 Deltona (27-7), #6732 Pine Ridge (Deltona) (44-0)
2010 Losses: #628 Orange Park (14-6), #707 Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) (18-17), #1135 New Smyrna Beach (28-24)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-68
Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 2), 2008 (tied for 1st; 6A District 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/2/11 Mainland (Daytona Beach) (14-0), 9/9/11 New Smyrna Beach (10-7), 9/16/11 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (20-17), 9/22/11 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (33-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Mainland (Daytona Beach), 9/9 at New Smyrna Beach, 9/16 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 9/22 at Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 9/30 at Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 10/7 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach), 10/14 Deltona, 10/21 Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 10/27 at Mandarin (Jacksonville), 11/4 at Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (42.9), New Smyrna Beach (32.9), Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (30.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Deltona (14.3), Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (15.4), Mandarin (Jacksonville) (20.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (28.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #677
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%
Opener: 9/2 Mainland (Daytona Beach) [projection: 21-7 win]