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GENERAL
Nickname: Suns
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Roger Harriott
League: 3A District 8 (moving from 2B District 7)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Macgarrett King Jr 5'11" 185 Senior WR/ATH 4.45 [Michigan State]
Jordan Cunningham 6'2" 175 Junior WR 4.48
Jonathan Gonell 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.63

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Abraham Garcia 6'6" 340 Senior OL 5.4
Gunnar Holcombe 6'3" 190 Senior QB
Daniel Braverman 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.50
Daniel Perry 6'7" 220 Senior DE [South Florida]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Devin Gaulden 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.6 [Wisconsin]
Pat Williams 6'1" 285 Senior DT [Villanova]
Justin Cooper 6'1" 180 Senior LB 4.60 [Texas Tech]
Greg Rabb 6'0" 215 Senior RB [Army]
Sebastian Amadee 6'1" 170 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Offense, Passing Game, Size On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense, Running Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 53.7
2010 National Rank: #127
2010 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13
2011 Starting Power Rating: 50.3
2011 National Rank: #131
2011 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3503
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 47.5
Dynasty Record: 45-11 (16-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 35.3
2010 Points Against Average: 16.9
2010 Differential: +18.4
2010 Wins: #278 Belen Jesuit (Miami) (30-27), #425 Monsignor Pace [Edward] (Miami) (28-6), #676 Island Coast (Cape Coral) (34-28), #785 American Heritage (Plantation) (31-12), #822 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (7-3), #1012 Everglades (Miramar) (28-21), #1439 Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) (34-7), #1535 North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) (47-22), #2086 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (28-19), #2358 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) (42-14), #3102 Pahokee (42-0), #3217 Nova (Davie) (32-14), #9290 Inlet Grove (Riviera Beach) (56-7)
2010 Losses: #41 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (56-55)
2010 Opponents W-L: 97-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2B District 7), 2008 (2B District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/3/11 Goose Creek (SC) (52-51), 9/9/11 Archbishop Carroll [Coleman] (Miami) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 at Goose Creek (SC), 9/9 at Archbishop Carroll [Coleman] (Miami), 9/16 at Marathon, 9/20 at Gulliver Prep (Miami), 9/23 Miami Country Day (Miami), 10/1 Florida Christian (Miami), 10/6 Archbishop Curley (Miami), 10/14 at Ransom Everglades (Miami), 10/21 Westminster Christian (Miami), 10/28 at Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), 11/5 Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear, DE)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Goose Creek (SC) (52.8), Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear, DE) (40.6), Gulliver Prep (Miami) (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ransom Everglades (Miami) (-14.8), Marathon (-5.5), Florida Christian (Miami) (-0.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (34.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #283
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2818
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%
Opener: 9/3 at Goose Creek (SC) [projection: 38-28 win]