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GENERAL
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jamelle Cornelius
League: 3A District 6
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
DJ Clarke Senior RB
Chris Moore Senior WR
Devin McCalebb Senior RB/LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamie Willis 6'2" 195 Senior LB 4.50 [Florida International]
Maurice Russell 6'0" 225 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2011 National Rank: #1752
2011 State Rank: #130
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.9
2012 National Rank: #2460
2012 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1127
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 93-25 (33-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 19
2011 Points Against Average: 14.5
2011 Differential: +4.5
2011 Wins: #2135 Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater) (13-10), #2207 Ridge (Davenport) (20-14), #3661 Bartow (21-6), #4478 Frostproof (23-12), #4485 Auburndale (25-15), #4688 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (20-16), #5027 Haines City (24-21), #6470 Lakeland Christian (Lakeland) (28-7), #7809 Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) (21-3)
2011 Losses: #363 Berkeley Prep (Tampa) (21-0), #454 Hardee (Wauchula) (21-6), #3173 Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-62
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (1A District 6), 2009 (1A District 6), 2008 (1A District 5), 2007 (1A District 5), 2006 (1A District 5), 2005 (1A District 5), 2004 (1A District 9), 2003 (1A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Hardee (Wauchula), 9/7 at Lake Region (Eagle Lake), 9/14 Haines City, 9/21 at Bartow, 9/28 at Ridge (Davenport), 10/5 Frostproof, 10/19 Lakeland Christian (Lakeland), 10/26 at Auburndale, 11/2 at Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota), 11/9 Tenoroc (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hardee (Wauchula) (39.6), Ridge (Davenport) (23.8), Auburndale (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) (2.1), Haines City (9.9), Tenoroc (Lakeland) (11)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (22.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2127
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%