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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: James Sims
League: 1A District 6 (moving from 1B District 2)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Montrell Bryant 6'0" 185 WR/FS 4.51
Rodney Singleton 6'1" 190 WR/DB 4.60
Marcus Gordon 6'2" 215 TE/LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters
Team Weaknesses: QB, Leadership

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2010 National Rank: #8636
2010 State Rank: #427
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.2
2011 National Rank: #7621
2011 State Rank: #400
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8374
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 35-21 (22-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 25.6
2010 Points Against Average: 19.9
2010 Differential: +5.7
2010 Wins: #9528 Mandarin Christian (Jacksonville) (28-25), #11506 Chiefland (26-21), #11648 St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (27-0), #12885 Bell (40-12), #13218 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) (46-14), #13221 Aucilla Christian (Monticello) (48-0), #13418 Oak Hall (Gainesville) (38-3)
2010 Losses: #210 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (42-6), #2881 Jefferson County (Monticello) (41-0), #5419 Lafayette (Mayo) (41-7), #11556 Oakleaf (Orange Park) (20-16)
2010 Opponents W-L: 55-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (1B District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Keystone Heights, 9/9 Bradford (Starke), 9/16 Interlachen, 9/23 Hilliard, 10/7 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee), 10/14 at Newberry, 10/21 Bell, 10/28 at Bronson, 11/4 at Trenton, 11/10 at Providence (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (44.7), Providence (Jacksonville) (37), Bradford (Starke) (22.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bronson (-32.2), Bell (-24.2), Hilliard (-9.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-4.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #358
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5686
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Keystone Heights [projection: 24-22 loss]