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GENERAL
Nickname: Vipers
Colors: Purple/Black/Silver
Coach: Kevin Freeman
League: 5A District 13 (moving from 2A District 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Whitfield Senior CB/RB
Brandon Perry Senior S
Steven Alston Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Experience At QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 18.6
2010 National Rank: #3529
2010 State Rank: #241
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2011 National Rank: #4622
2011 State Rank: #289
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3926
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 23-29 (13-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 22.7
2010 Points Against Average: 24.5
2010 Differential: -1.8
2010 Wins: #3324 Satellite (Satellite Beach) (29-26), #3374 Rockledge (36-28), #6319 Cocoa Beach (30-19), #6732 Pine Ridge (Deltona) (24-13)
2010 Losses: #37 Cocoa (24-7), #1218 Merritt Island (22-14), #1304 Astronaut (Titusville) (37-22), #2625 Melbourne (14-7), #4429 Atlantic (Port Orange) (28-25), #4480 Titusville (34-33)
2010 Opponents W-L: 54-54
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Heritage (Palm Bay), 9/12 Melbourne, 9/16 Cocoa Beach, 9/26 Astronaut (Titusville), 10/7 at Titusville, 10/14 at Eau Gallie (Melbourne), 10/21 Satellite (Satellite Beach), 10/28 at Merritt Island, 11/4 at Rockledge, 11/10 Sebastian River (Sebastian)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Astronaut (Titusville) (37.5), Merritt Island (36), Melbourne (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Palm Bay) (-9), Eau Gallie (Melbourne) (6.3), Rockledge (9.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2495
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Heritage (Palm Bay) [projection: 34-13 win]