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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Joe Kinnan
League: 7A District 10 (moving from 5A District 10)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cord Sandberg 6'3" 205 Junior QB 4.48
Clint Heaven 6'0" 195 Senior SS 4.50
Darius White 6'1" 230 Senior LB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mike Blakely 5'9" 190 Senior RB 4.45 [Auburn]
Quenton Bundrage 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.50 [Iowa State]
Quinton Pompey 6'3" 275 Senior DT 4.90
Matt Prince 6'4" 260 Senior OL [Florida International]
Drakkar Wilson 5'11" 285 Senior DT 5.0
Chris Pompey 6'3" 200 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience/Speed On Defense, Talented QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 57
2010 National Rank: #75
2010 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 53.8
2011 National Rank: #78
2011 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39.1
Dynasty National Rank: #314
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16
Dynasty Record: 52-13 (18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.1
2010 Points Against Average: 16.5
2010 Differential: +18.6
2010 Wins: #226 Southeast (Bradenton) (31-24), #279 Venice (41-28), #279 Venice (24-7), #296 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh, PA) (39-16), #380 Bayside (Palm Bay) (35-32), #994 Riverview (Sarasota) (35-6), #1302 Sarasota (45-10), #1514 Palmetto (56-36), #1655 Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) (34-7), #2447 Braden River (Bradenton) (24-7), #2737 Booker (Sarasota) (44-14), #3397 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (35-13), #4891 North Port (41-0)
2010 Losses: #4 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (31-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 97-64
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A District 10), 2006 (5A District 11), 2005 (5A District 11), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD), 9/9 Riverview (Sarasota), 9/16 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ), 9/30 Southeast (Bradenton), 10/7 Braden River (Bradenton), 10/14 Cypress Bay (Weston), 10/21 Venice, 11/4 at Sarasota, 11/11 at Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) (91.3), Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (79.1), Cypress Bay (Weston) (58.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Braden River (Bradenton) (25.6), Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) (27.1), Sarasota (32.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5 (39.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 49.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) [projection: 38-12 loss]