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GENERAL
Nickname: Tornadoes
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Fred Gilmore
League: 4A District 6
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Beard Senior OL
Terrance Bradley Senior DB
Michael Jones Senior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Eric Mayes 6'4" 240 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ezra Robinson 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.45 [Michigan State]
Ricky Jones Jr. 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.45 [Indiana]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB
Team Weaknesses: Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2011 National Rank: #5621
2011 State Rank: #317
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.5
2012 National Rank: #7330
2012 State Rank: #370
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1329
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 64-38 (22-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.8
2011 Points Against Average: 24.3
2011 Differential: -0.5
2011 Wins: #7563 Avon Park (36-34), #10132 LaBelle (30-0), #11881 Lake Placid (35-23), #13734 Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) (58-0)
2011 Losses: #200 Venice (63-6), #508 Southeast (Bradenton) (42-12), #2347 Dunbar (Fort Myers) (22-18), #2664 Riverview (Sarasota) (14-7), #2763 Sarasota (17-12), #4322 Clewiston (28-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A District 11), 2006 (3A District 11), 2005 (3A District 11), 2003 (3A District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Sarasota, 9/7 Venice, 9/14 at Southeast (Bradenton), 9/28 at Clewiston, 10/5 at Lake Placid, 10/12 LaBelle, 10/19 Avon Park, 10/26 at Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 11/2 Dunbar (Fort Myers), 11/9 Riverview (Sarasota)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Bradenton) (45.9), Venice (38.8), Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Placid (-21.6), LaBelle (-0.4), Avon Park (3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2164
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%