Hardee (Wauchula, FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Orange/Blue Coach: Buddy Martin League: 5A District 10 (moving from 2A District 6) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wintz Terrell Senior OL Jesus Zuniga Junior OL Andrew Hooks Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Talent At Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.5 2010 National Rank: #5087 2010 State Rank: #315 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.7 2011 National Rank: #2945 2011 State Rank: #200 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2327 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 33-24 (12-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 16.7 2010 Points Against Average: 24.4 2010 Differential: -7.7 2010 Wins: #5273 DeSoto County (Arcadia) (14-12), #5449 Estero (31-28), #7662 Okeechobee (48-25) 2010 Losses: #895 Jesuit (Tampa) (24-13), #915 Fort Meade (27-0), #1514 Palmetto (41-14), #1655 Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) (23-16), #2186 Sebring (28-7), #3842 Frostproof (21-7), #4258 Immokalee (36-34), #7749 Avon Park (3-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 66-53 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 2A District 6), 2009 (2A District 6), 2006 (3A District 12), 2005 (3A District 12), 2004 (2A District 5), 2003 (2A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/2/11 Fort Meade (21-6), 9/9/11 Avon Park (43-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Fort Meade, 9/9 at Avon Park, 9/16 at Sebring, 9/23 at Bayshore (Bradenton), 9/30 Mulberry, 10/14 Frostproof, 10/28 Southeast (Bradenton), 11/4 DeSoto County (Arcadia), 11/11 at Central (Fort Pierce) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Bradenton) (45.5), Fort Meade (33.7), Central (Fort Pierce) (24.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mulberry (1.6), Avon Park (6.3), DeSoto County (Arcadia) (6.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (21.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #188 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1746 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Fort Meade [projection: 28-17 loss]