Hernando (Brooksville, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Leopards
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: John Palmer
League: 6A District 6
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyrail Hawkins Senior RB/DB
Darren Hambrick Senior LB
Robert Hill Bronson Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 33.8
2011 National Rank: #1251
2011 State Rank: #95
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.3
2012 National Rank: #585
2012 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7881
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 39.5
Dynasty Record: 40-53 [39-54 on the field] (26-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35.8
2011 Points Against Average: 16.7
2011 Differential: +19.1
2011 Wins: #691 East Ridge (Clermont) (42-26), #1347 Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) (22-7), #3086 Land O'Lakes (28-7), #4088 Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville) (35-14), #5157 River Ridge (New Port Richey) (61-14), #6786 Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey) (41-14), #8721 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (42-0), #12250 Central (Brooksville) (68-0)
2011 Losses: #339 Gainesville (20-14), #1119 South Sumter (Bushnell) (55-28), #2622 South Lake (Groveland) (27-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-52
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 East Ridge (Clermont), 9/7 at South Lake (Groveland), 9/14 South Sumter (Bushnell), 9/21 Land O'Lakes, 10/5 at River Ridge (New Port Richey), 10/12 Sunlake (Land O'Lakes), 10/19 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill), 10/26 at Nature Coast Tech (Brooksville), 11/2 at Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Sumter (Bushnell) (45.6), East Ridge (Clermont) (36.4), Sunlake (Land O'Lakes) (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey) (-1.9), Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill) (2.5), South Lake (Groveland) (11.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (21.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1842
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%