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GENERAL
Nickname: Dreadnaughts
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Castle
League: 7A District 5 (moving from 5A District 4)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jadrian Clark Senior QB
Evan Goodman Junior DL [Arizona State]
Alec Nutting Junior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Javares McRoy 5'9" 165 Senior WR 4.40 [Texas Tech]
Steward Butler 5'9" 165 Senior RB [Marshall]
Devin Goodman 6'2" 270 Senior OL [Arizona State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 57
2010 National Rank: #76
2010 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 44.3
2011 National Rank: #277
2011 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 52.8
Dynasty National Rank: #41
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 65-5 (12-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 39.9
2010 Points Against Average: 21
2010 Differential: +18.9
2010 Wins: #119 Fleming Island (Orange Park) (29-19), #279 Venice (27-14), #380 Bayside (Palm Bay) (59-34), #408 Winter Haven (24-13), #742 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (58-31), #975 Plantation (49-7), #1142 Oviedo (35-3), #1314 Hagerty [Paul J.] (Oviedo) (56-35), #1512 Kathleen (Lakeland) (47-13), #3133 Osceola (Kissimmee) (43-13), #3150 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (43-41), #3289 Ridge (Davenport) (41-16), #6601 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (42-7)
2010 Losses: #74 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (48-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 102-58
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 8), 2006 (5A District 8), 2005 (5A District 8), 2004 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 St. Cloud (47-14), 9/9/11 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (49-6), 9/16/11 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (22-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 St. Cloud, 9/9 Tenoroc (Lakeland), 9/16 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines), 9/23 at Haines City, 9/30 at Bartow, 10/7 Lake Region (Eagle Lake), 10/14 Hialeah, 10/21 at Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 11/4 Ridge (Davenport), 11/11 Kathleen (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (38.2), St. Cloud (27), Kathleen (Lakeland) (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tenoroc (Lakeland) (-1.7), Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (1.3), Ridge (Davenport) (5.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.4 (37.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #232
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2173
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%
Opener: 9/2 St. Cloud [projection: 38-17 win]