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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: James Thompson
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

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

TOP PLAYERS
Keith Kelsey Senior LB
Chris Thompson Senior WR
Ralph Webb Senior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Bivins 6'0" 170 Senior DB 4.42 [South Florida]
Tashon Whitehurst 6'3" 190 Senior LB 4.7 [South Florida]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Talent At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 46.8
2011 National Rank: #339
2011 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 45.3
2012 National Rank: #329
2012 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1724
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.6
Dynasty Record: 58-43 (17-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.7
2011 Points Against Average: 10.3
2011 Differential: +19.4
2011 Wins: #700 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (29-6), #969 Columbia (Lake City) (28-6), #1175 Yulee (35-20), #1251 Hernando (Brooksville) (20-14), #1347 Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) (21-14), #4656 Eastside (Gainesville) (21-0), #5118 Citrus (Inverness) (56-7), #6065 Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville) (38-7), #6241 Lake Weir (Ocala) (38-0), #9498 Lecanto (55-6)
2011 Losses: #9 Armwood (Seffner) (17-14), #179 Madison County (Madison) (21-17), #1405 Vanguard (Ocala) (16-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 91-59
Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A District 5), 2009 (4A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Yulee, 9/6 Columbia (Lake City), 9/14 at Trinity Catholic (Ocala), 9/21 Lake Weir (Ocala), 9/28 at Eastside (Gainesville), 10/5 at Citrus (Inverness), 10/12 Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville), 10/26 at Madison County (Madison), 11/2 at Lecanto
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Madison County (Madison) (64.1), Columbia (Lake City) (50), Trinity Catholic (Ocala) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lecanto (-5.5), Lake Weir (Ocala) (2.2), Citrus (Inverness) (15.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (31.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #677
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%