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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Black/Red/White
Coach: Robert Craft
League: 2A District 1 (moving from 1A District 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Blanks 6'2" 195 Senior DB/WR 4.45 [Clemson]
Matt Dobson 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.45
Dallas Griffiths 6'2" 230 Senior LB/RB 4.44

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2010 National Rank: #1935
2010 State Rank: #151
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.2
2011 National Rank: #318
2011 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1447
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 47-14 [46-15 on the field] (15-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 29.3
2010 Points Against Average: 25.2
2010 Differential: +4.1
2010 Wins: #819 Wakulla (Crawfordville) (28-27), #1548 Fort White (42-28), #3202 Prep Learning Academy (Bradenton) (39-0), #4994 Eagle's View (Jacksonville) (57-12), #7606 Bishop Snyder [John J.] (Jacksonville) (54-23), #8228 Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (54-16)
2010 Losses: #210 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (43-0), #870 Providence (Jacksonville) (24-13), #1158 Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, GA) (27-0), #2686 Mosley [A. Crawford] (Lynn Haven) (48-13), #2881 Jefferson County (Monticello) (29-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 80-39
Recent State Championships: 2008 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (1A District 3), 2007 (1A District 3), 2006 (1A District 3), 2005 (1A District 3), 2004 (1A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (49-7), 9/9/11 Agape Christian Academy (Orlando) (49-7), 9/16/11 Wakulla (Crawfordville) (25-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 King's Academy (West Palm Beach), 9/9 Agape Christian Academy (Orlando), 9/16 at Wakulla (Crawfordville), 10/7 at Hawthorne, 10/14 Florida State University (Tallahassee), 10/28 at Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 11/4 at Florida A&M (Tallahassee), 11/11 Jefferson County (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wakulla (Crawfordville) (42.3), King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (37), Walton (DeFuniak Springs) (26)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Florida A&M (Tallahassee) (-0.6), Hawthorne (0.4), Agape Christian Academy (Orlando) (12.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1816
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%
Opener: 9/2 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) [projection: 28-20 win]