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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Aqua/Orange/White
Coach: Wayne Ward
League: 7A District 8 (moving from 5A District 6)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

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

TOP PLAYERS
Antwan Armstrong Senior WR/DB
Samuel Green Senior DB
Dazmond Patterson Senior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Bennie Coney 6'2.5" 210 Senior QB 4.82 [Cincinnati]
LaMarlin Wiggins 6'2.5" 195 Senior ATH 4.60 [South Florida]
Jalen Butler 6'4" 200 Senior LB
Jose Guerrero 6'3" 225 Senior DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Prestwood 6'6" 265 Senior OL 4.98 [Florida State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Size On Lines

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2010 National Rank: #1749
2010 State Rank: #138
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 33.5
2011 National Rank: #961
2011 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3049
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 27-27 (13-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 28.7
2010 Points Against Average: 22.5
2010 Differential: +6.2
2010 Wins: #1957 Durant (Plant City) (27-21), #3407 Chamberlain (Tampa) (41-35), #4164 Middleton (Tampa) (49-7), #5574 East Bay (Gibsonton) (21-0), #7133 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (37-0), #10202 Riverview (54-0)
2010 Losses: #8 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (63-21), #74 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (47-18), #824 Newsome (Lithia) (24-21), #1294 Brandon (31-20), #4189 Gaither (Tampa) (20-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-60
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/2/11 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (69-6), 9/9/11 Freedom (Tampa) (29-7), 9/16/11 Gaither (Tampa) (21-7), 9/23/11 Riverview (56-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Strawberry Crest (Dover), 9/9 vs Freedom (Tampa), 9/16 at Gaither (Tampa), 9/23 at Riverview, 10/7 Durant (Plant City), 10/14 Alonso (Tampa), 10/21 at East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/28 Brandon, 11/4 Newsome (Lithia), 11/11 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newsome (Lithia) (37.3), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (35.4), Brandon (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Riverview (-14.6), Strawberry Crest (Dover) (2.2), East Bay (Gibsonton) (7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (28.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2615
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%
Opener: 9/2 Strawberry Crest (Dover) [projection: 44-10 win]