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GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Pete Fominaya
League: 5A District 11 (moving from 3A District 12)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Lias Senior DT
Malik Simmons Senior QB/DB
Bobby Hart Junior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Mailik Simmons 6'0" 180 Senior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Derrick Wells 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.60 [Minnesota]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 21.3
2010 National Rank: #2994
2010 State Rank: #213
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2011 National Rank: #2270
2011 State Rank: #168
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5548
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 22-32 (15-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.8
2010 Points Against Average: 19.2
2010 Differential: -2.4
2010 Wins: #2664 Riverdale (Fort Myers) (26-21), #3264 Golden Gate (Naples) (27-12), #5523 Dunbar (Fort Myers) (19-0), #5877 Lely (Naples) (27-21), #8596 Baker [Ida S.] (Cape Coral) (24-13)
2010 Losses: #402 Naples (35-0), #794 Cape Coral (20-0), #1429 Collier [Barron] (Naples) (21-14), #1869 East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) (28-18), #2838 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (21-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 55-49-2
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A District 12), 2006 (4A District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Mariner (Cape Coral) (46-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Fort Myers, 9/9 Dunbar (Fort Myers), 9/16 at South Fort Myers (Fort Myers), 9/23 Mariner (Cape Coral), 9/30 at Venice, 10/6 at Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 10/21 East Lee County (Lehigh Acres), 10/28 at Cape Coral, 11/4 Estero, 11/11 at Riverdale (Fort Myers)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Venice (52.8), South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (41.5), Riverdale (Fort Myers) (32.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Estero (10.1), Mariner (Cape Coral) (13.1), East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) (17.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #665
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Fort Myers [projection: 20-17 loss]