Middleton (Tampa, FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Alonzo Ashwood League: 5A District 8 (moving from 2A District 5) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #63 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Richard Benjamin Junior WR/DB Taylor Byrd Senior DB Amp Carswell Junior RB/KR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Running Game, Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.5 2010 National Rank: #4164 2010 State Rank: #270 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.7 2011 National Rank: #5828 2011 State Rank: #330 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3049 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8 Dynasty Record: 22-28 (9-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 20.3 2010 Points Against Average: 24.6 2010 Differential: -4.3 2010 Wins: #4420 Blake (Tampa) (21-14), #5756 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (31-14), #6096 Lennard (Ruskin) (32-27), #9614 St. Petersburg Catholic (St. Petersburg) (36-9), #10175 Leto (Tampa) (28-0) 2010 Losses: #648 Robinson (Tampa) (48-6), #895 Jesuit (Tampa) (37-6), #1452 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (21-12), #1749 Plant City (49-7), #4812 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (27-24) 2010 Opponents W-L: 53-53 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A District 10) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Hillsborough (Tampa), 9/9 at Jesuit (Tampa), 9/16 at Lennard (Ruskin), 9/23 vs Spoto (Riverview), 10/7 Blake (Tampa), 10/28 Dunedin, 11/4 Robinson (Tampa), 11/10 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hillsborough (Tampa) (42.6), Jesuit (Tampa) (36.7), Robinson (Tampa) (22.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lennard (Ruskin) (5.9), Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (9.2), Dunedin (10.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1474 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 8th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Hillsborough (Tampa) [projection: 35-3 loss]