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GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jamelle Cornelius
League: 3A District 6 (moving from 1A District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Maurice Russell Senior LB
Jamie Willis Senior DE/LB
Jalen Brown Senior ATH

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Fulse 6'5" 245 Senior TE 4.80 [Auburn]
Ronald Jones 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.40 [Pittsburgh]
LaKevin Camp 5'10" 180 Senior WR 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Experience At QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 36.9
2010 National Rank: #915
2010 State Rank: #82
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 32.4
2011 National Rank: #1080
2011 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 27.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1327
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 52-12 (22-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.4
2010 Points Against Average: 10.8
2010 Differential: +21.6
2010 Wins: #2227 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (27-20), #2227 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (35-14), #3506 The Villages Charter (The Villages) (48-14), #3888 Haines City (21-0), #3910 Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater) (27-21), #4232 Bartow (31-6), #5087 Hardee (Wauchula) (27-0), #7519 Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) (42-6), #7749 Avon Park (37-0), #9213 Mulberry (35-0), #10338 Lakeland Christian (Lakeland) (42-0)
2010 Losses: #388 American Heritage (Delray Beach) (24-14), #3842 Frostproof (36-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-69
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A District 6), 2009 (1A District 6), 2008 (1A District 5), 2007 (1A District 5), 2006 (1A District 5), 2005 (1A District 5), 2004 (1A District 9), 2003 (1A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Haines City (24-21), 9/23/11 Bartow (21-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Hardee (Wauchula), 9/9 Lake Region (Eagle Lake), 9/16 at Haines City, 9/23 Bartow, 9/30 Ridge (Davenport), 10/7 at Frostproof, 10/21 at Lakeland Christian (Lakeland), 10/28 Auburndale, 11/4 Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 11/11 at Tenoroc (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Haines City (21.3), Hardee (Wauchula) (21), Frostproof (19.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lakeland Christian (Lakeland) (-15.2), Auburndale (-4.1), Tenoroc (Lakeland) (-1.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (17.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #367
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5916
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%
Opener: 9/2 at Hardee (Wauchula) [projection: 28-17 win]