Ely [Blanche] (Pompano Beach, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Kelly Green
Coach: Rodney Gray
League: 7A District 14 (moving from 5A District 14)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2010 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Avery Johnson Senior WR 4.40 [LSU]
Adrian Burton Senior DB 4.30 [SMU]
Charlie Thompson Senior LB 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Neal 5'10" 175 Senior DB [Northern Illinois]
Courtney Hall 5'9" 165 Senior DB
Conard Johnson 5'11" 220 Senior LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2010 National Rank: #689
2010 State Rank: #67
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 34.5
2011 National Rank: #865
2011 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #819
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 38-19 (17-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 29.3
2010 Points Against Average: 16.9
2010 Differential: +12.4
2010 Wins: #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (34-31), #1364 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (17-12), #2453 Coconut Creek (34-7), #2578 South Plantation (Plantation) (45-7), #2732 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (32-30), #3140 Deerfield Beach (27-0), #3935 Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) (34-6), #4820 Taravella [J. P.] (Coral Springs) (41-15), #8458 Monarch (Coconut Creek) (28-9)
2010 Losses: #356 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (26-19), #555 Northeast (Oakland Park) (30-27), #822 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (30-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 62-71
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 14), 2009 (5A District 14), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A District 15), 2003 (6A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Taravella [J. P.] (Coral Springs) (20-17), 9/23/11 Coconut Creek (58-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale), 9/9 Miramar, 9/16 at Taravella [J. P.] (Coral Springs), 9/23 Coconut Creek, 9/30 at Monarch (Coconut Creek), 10/14 Deerfield Beach, 10/28 at Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes), 11/4 Coral Glades (Coral Springs), 11/12 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Miramar (54.8), Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (41.7), Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) (18)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Monarch (Coconut Creek) (-2.2), Coral Glades (Coral Springs) (-1.8), Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) (5.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 (28 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2306
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) [projection: 42-14 win]