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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Rod Shafer
League: 5A District 9
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bobby Leath 6'3" 300 Senior T/DE 5.00
David Jones 5'10" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.49
Tate Mathewson 6'2" 195 Senior K/P 4.47

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Team Speed, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38.1
2011 National Rank: #884
2011 State Rank: #68
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.9
2012 National Rank: #786
2012 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1396
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 65-33 [64-34 on the field] (24-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 26
2011 Points Against Average: 8.5
2011 Differential: +17.5
2011 Wins: #616 Immokalee (20-7), #984 Lake Gibson (Lakeland) (19-16), #2849 Jones (Orlando) (24-7), #3661 Bartow (41-0), #4485 Auburndale (14-7), #4688 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (49-0), #5027 Haines City (47-14), #6046 Mulberry (26-9), #6329 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (23-3)
2011 Losses: #454 Hardee (Wauchula) (18-13), #465 Winter Haven (13-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 54-65
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Jones (Orlando), 9/7 Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 9/21 Immokalee, 9/28 at Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 10/5 at Mulberry, 10/12 Haines City, 10/19 at Tenoroc (Lakeland), 10/26 at Winter Haven, 11/2 Auburndale, 11/9 Bartow
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Immokalee (70.5), Winter Haven (42.6), Lake Gibson (Lakeland) (39)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (1.9), Haines City (9.9), Mulberry (11)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (25.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #687
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%