North Port (FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Matt Pryer League: 8A District 7 (moving from 5A District 10) Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #57 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ro'Derick Spears Junior WR/DB Jason Petrone Senior RB/FS Brendan Deshields Senior RB/SS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent/Experience On OL, Experienced Defense Team Weaknesses: DL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 12.3 2010 National Rank: #4891 2010 State Rank: #300 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 11 2011 National Rank: #4796 2011 State Rank: #296 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7603 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2 Dynasty Record: 10-40 (3-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 13.9 2010 Points Against Average: 33.1 2010 Differential: -19.2 2010 Wins: #5054 Mariner (Cape Coral) (30-24), #5383 North Fort Myers (28-7), #8596 Baker [Ida S.] (Cape Coral) (34-14) 2010 Losses: #75 Manatee (Bradenton) (41-0), #160 Charlotte (Punta Gorda) (48-0), #279 Venice (49-20), #994 Riverview (Sarasota) (48-6), #1302 Sarasota (38-0), #4298 Port Charlotte (42-14), #5273 DeSoto County (Arcadia) (20-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-54 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/23/11 Lely (Naples) (35-18) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Charlotte (Punta Gorda), 9/9 Braden River (Bradenton), 9/16 Sarasota, 9/23 Lely (Naples), 9/30 at DeSoto County (Arcadia), 10/7 at East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 10/14 at Venice, 10/21 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor), 11/4 at Riverview (Sarasota), 11/11 at Port Charlotte Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Venice (52.8), Charlotte (Punta Gorda) (37.8), Riverview (Sarasota) (32.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lely (Naples) (3.1), DeSoto County (Arcadia) (6.3), Port Charlotte (10.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #965 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Charlotte (Punta Gorda) [projection: 38-13 loss]