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GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Purple/Gold/Black
Coach: Josh Shaffer
League: 7A District 12
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Stacy Noble Senior LB
Marcus Levy Senior RB [Cincinnati]
Joe Figueroa Senior DB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Josh Knight 6'1" 180 Senior WR
Jameel Jackson 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.5

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Freedom Whitfield 6'1" 185 Senior LB [Florida Atlantic]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 50.6
2011 National Rank: #225
2011 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 55.4
2012 National Rank: #91
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3680
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 41.6
Dynasty Record: 46-43 (20-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.9
2011 Points Against Average: 13.1
2011 Differential: +25.8
2011 Wins: #454 Hardee (Wauchula) (45-28), #538 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (17-14), #1659 Martin County (Stuart) (27-0), #1659 Martin County (Stuart) (31-7), #2269 Port St. Lucie (49-23), #3977 Sebastian River (Sebastian) (48-14), #4348 Viera (56-3), #7700 Port Charlotte (56-7), #7736 Westwood (Fort Pierce) (61-0)
2011 Losses: #8 Manatee (Bradenton) (13-10), #1179 Vero Beach (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-51
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (4A District 14), 2009 (4A District 14), 2006 (5A District 13), 2005 (5A District 13)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Westwood (Fort Pierce), 9/7 at Palm Bay (Melbourne), 9/14 Sebastian River (Sebastian), 9/27 at Vero Beach, 10/5 at Viera, 10/19 Martin County (Stuart), 10/26 at Centennial (Port St. Lucie), 11/1 Port St. Lucie, 11/9 at Hardee (Wauchula)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Bay (Melbourne) (40.2), Hardee (Wauchula) (39.6), Vero Beach (29.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Fort Pierce) (-8.1), Viera (7.6), Sebastian River (Sebastian) (19.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (29.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1319
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75%