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GENERAL
Nickname: Sailors
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Ed Volz
League: 7A District 10 (moving from 5A District 10)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Doug Mulhollen Senior OL/DE
Michael Dancer Senior WR
Landen Hochstetler Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent/Depth At WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 32.7
2010 National Rank: #1302
2010 State Rank: #102
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 30.9
2011 National Rank: #1241
2011 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2837
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 20-32 (8-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 17.2
2010 Points Against Average: 22.9
2010 Differential: -5.7
2010 Wins: #994 Riverview (Sarasota) (14-7), #2255 Largo (23-21), #2447 Braden River (Bradenton) (23-0), #4891 North Port (38-0)
2010 Losses: #75 Manatee (Bradenton) (45-10), #160 Charlotte (Punta Gorda) (35-14), #226 Southeast (Bradenton) (42-7), #279 Venice (14-9), #895 Jesuit (Tampa) (13-9), #2737 Booker (Sarasota) (52-25)
2010 Opponents W-L: 78-38
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 6A District 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A District 6), 2004 (5A District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Booker (Sarasota), 9/9 Palmetto, 9/16 at North Port, 9/23 at Southeast (Bradenton), 10/7 Venice, 10/14 East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 10/21 at Braden River (Bradenton), 10/28 at Riverview (Sarasota), 11/4 Manatee (Bradenton), 11/11 at Bayshore (Bradenton)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Manatee (Bradenton) (55.1), Venice (52.8), Southeast (Bradenton) (45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Port (11.8), Booker (Sarasota) (17), Bayshore (Bradenton) (20.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #209
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Booker (Sarasota) [projection: 35-21 win]