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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kyle Rice
League: 5A District 4 (moving from 3A District 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Da'rell McDuffie Senior FS
Ira Roberson Senior SS
Daniel Anderson Senior QB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Leroy Owens 6'4" 210 Senior LB [Syracuse]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2010 National Rank: #2718
2010 State Rank: #203
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 15
2011 National Rank: #3883
2011 State Rank: #249
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4833
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 18-34 (9-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 20
2010 Points Against Average: 29.1
2010 Differential: -9.1
2010 Wins: #4003 Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine) (34-0), #4480 Titusville (27-0), #5813 Matanzas (Palm Coast) (34-16), #11556 Oakleaf (Orange Park) (49-0)
2010 Losses: #106 St. Augustine (57-13), #209 Vanguard (Ocala) (35-0), #305 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (51-0), #305 Clay (Green Cove Springs) (34-10), #628 Orange Park (42-14), #688 Bartram Trail (St. Johns) (56-20), #2522 West Nassau (Callahan) (29-19)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-52
Recent League Championships: 2003 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/14/11 West Nassau (Callahan) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Bradford (Starke), 9/16 Ridgeview (Orange Park), 9/23 Creekside (Jacksonville), 9/30 at Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 10/7 at Nease [Allen D.] (Ponte Vedra), 10/14 West Nassau (Callahan), 10/21 Ponte Vedra, 10/28 Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine), 11/4 at Matanzas (Palm Coast), 11/11 at St. Augustine
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Augustine (51.7), Ponte Vedra (38.9), Baker County (Glen St. Mary) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Matanzas (Palm Coast) (9.8), Menendez [Pedro] (St. Augustine) (11.6), Creekside (Jacksonville) (17.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4 (31.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #948
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Bradford (Starke) [projection: 21-14 loss]