Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Royal Blue/Gray
Coach: Manny Martin
League: 5A District 15 (moving from 5A District 14)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Roberts Senior WR/DB
Ernest Merritt Senior QB
Dre'sean Nelson Junior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wayne Lyons 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.50 [Stanford]
Allen Ramsey 5'11" 175 Senior DB [Wake Forest]
Daerius Washington 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.50 [Western Kentucky]
William Dukes 6'3" 180 Senior WR [Florida Atlantic]
Dwayne Montgomery 6'4" 270 Senior OL [Western Kentucky]
Otis Wright 5'10" 165 Senior RB 4.5 [Texas Tech]
Talmadge McCloud 6'2" 255 Senior RB
Conard Johnson 5'11" 205 Senior OLB [Florida Atlantic]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32
2010 National Rank: #1364
2010 State Rank: #106
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2011 National Rank: #3543
2011 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1186
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 28-26 (15-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 19.9
2010 Points Against Average: 24.8
2010 Differential: -4.9
2010 Wins: #185 Glades Central (Belle Glade) (35-31), #555 Northeast (Oakland Park) (31-15), #3140 Deerfield Beach (7-0), #5536 Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland) (40-3)
2010 Losses: #176 Cypress Bay (Weston) (21-19), #248 East St. Louis (IL) (51-7), #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (19-13), #449 Miramar (49-14), #689 Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach) (17-12), #975 Plantation (42-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 76-41
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes), 9/9 at Deerfield Beach, 9/16 Plantation, 9/22 at Hallandale, 10/6 Pompano Beach, 10/14 at Glades Central (Belle Glade), 10/21 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 11/12 at Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Glades Central (Belle Glade) (49.4), Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (41.7), Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (37.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pompano Beach (13.2), Deerfield Beach (15.7), Plantation (19)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #278
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) [projection: 34-10 loss]