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GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Palmer
League: 6A District 6 (moving from 3A District 6)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

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: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darren Hambrick 6'2" 215 Junior MLB/TE 4.62
Tyrail Hawkins 5'11" 180 Junior RB/CB 4.55
Jeremiah Jackson 6'1" 205 Sophomore OLB/FB 4.59

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Thomas Bronson 6'3" 235 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Youth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2010 National Rank: #1682
2010 State Rank: #137
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 27.3
2011 National Rank: #1638
2011 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7455
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.5
Dynasty Record: 23-28 [22-29 on the field] (14-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.2
2010 Points Against Average: 9.9
2010 Differential: +21.3
2010 Wins: #2239 Leesburg (35-21), #3972 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (21-0), #4296 Crystal River (24-17), #4291 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (28-3), #6365 Tavares (56-0), #7654 Lecanto (35-7), #8353 Citrus (Inverness) (33-7), #9541 Central (Brooksville) (51-0), #9942 Eustis (30-6)
2010 Losses: #543 North Marion (Citra) (35-21), #1590 Dunnellon (13-9)
2010 Opponents W-L: 53-63
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at East Ridge (Clermont), 9/9 South Lake (Groveland), 9/16 at South Sumter (Bushnell), 9/23 at Land O'Lakes, 10/7 River Ridge (New Port Richey), 10/14 at Sunlake (Land O'Lakes), 10/21 at Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill), 10/28 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville), 11/4 Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: East Ridge (Clermont) (34.7), South Sumter (Bushnell) (33.3), Land O'Lakes (32)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: River Ridge (New Port Richey) (-8.6), Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey) (6), Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (7.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (15.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2026
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at East Ridge (Clermont) [projection: 28-21 loss]