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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Forest Green/Gray/White
Coach: Brian Turner
League: 6A District 8 (moving from 4A District 10)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adrian Lopez Senior CB
Antwan McCloud Senior LB
Andrews Vasquez Senior K

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cary White Senior RB [Florida Atlantic]
John Hendrick 6'1" 185 Senior QB [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game, Experienced Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2010 National Rank: #2354
2010 State Rank: #175
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2011 National Rank: #2334
2011 State Rank: #173
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4340
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 24-29 (7-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 23.7
2010 Points Against Average: 17.5
2010 Differential: +6.2
2010 Wins: #3666 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (17-16), #4140 Wharton (Tampa) (62-32), #4189 Gaither (Tampa) (38-7), #4420 Blake (Tampa) (25-0), #5491 Freedom (Tampa) (31-0), #10175 Leto (Tampa) (56-6)
2010 Losses: #40 Armwood (Seffner) (35-3), #1294 Brandon (29-9), #1957 Durant (Plant City) (28-6), #2255 Largo (23-0), #2281 Alonso (Tampa) (17-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (10-0), 9/9/11 Wharton (Tampa) (38-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 9/9 Wharton (Tampa), 9/23 at King [C. Leon] (Tampa), 9/30 Brandon, 10/7 Armwood (Seffner), 10/14 at Hillsborough (Tampa), 10/21 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa), 10/28 at Strawberry Crest (Dover), 11/4 Leto (Tampa), 11/11 at Alonso (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Armwood (Seffner) (83.5), Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (54.3), Hillsborough (Tampa) (42.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-16.4), Strawberry Crest (Dover) (2.2), Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (9.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (25.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #643
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) [projection: 24-13 win]