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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Rich Dombroski
League: 5A District 11 (moving from 2A District 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #60

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Culvahouse 5'9" 165 Senior WR 4.51
Justin Milcetich 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.48
Ryan Sides 5'9" 160 Senior QB 4.87

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Mohammah Farah 6'2" 275 Senior OL [Florida Atlantic]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Senior Leadership, Physical Strength
Team Weaknesses: Experience On Lines, Experience In Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 10
2010 National Rank: #5449
2010 State Rank: #328
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.8
2011 National Rank: #5306
2011 State Rank: #320
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11316
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 6-44 (2-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 27.4
2010 Points Against Average: 25
2010 Differential: +2.4
2010 Wins: #5273 DeSoto County (Arcadia) (46-12), #5902 Palmetto Ridge (Naples) (22-18), #8138 Lemon Bay (Englewood) (37-18), #11091 Neumann [St. John] (Naples) (49-0)
2010 Losses: #144 South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (49-7), #2838 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (34-28), #2918 Fort Myers (34-27), #4258 Immokalee (38-23), #5087 Hardee (Wauchula) (31-28), #5383 North Fort Myers (16-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 45-59-1
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Baker [Ida S.] (Cape Coral), 9/9 Island Coast (Cape Coral), 9/16 at North Fort Myers, 9/23 East Lee County (Lehigh Acres), 9/30 Palmetto Ridge (Naples), 10/6 at Cape Coral, 10/21 at Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 10/28 Mariner (Cape Coral), 11/4 at Lehigh (Lehigh Acres), 11/11 at Bishop Verot (Fort Myers)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Island Coast (Cape Coral) (44.6), Cape Coral (28.6), Lehigh (Lehigh Acres) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Palmetto Ridge (Naples) (0.6), Baker [Ida S.] (Cape Coral) (2.5), Mariner (Cape Coral) (13.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2102
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Baker [Ida S.] (Cape Coral) [projection: 28-20 win]