Lakeland (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dreadnaughts Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Bill Castle League: 7A District 5 Playoff Division: 7A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS TJ Simmons Senior MLB Jalen Stevenson Senior DE DJ Alexander Senior S D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Evan Goodman 6'4" 290 Senior OL [Arizona State] Ricquan Southward 6'1" 190 Senior WR [Ohio State] Jadrian Clark 6'2" 210 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 45.8 2011 National Rank: #374 2011 State Rank: #33 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.8 2012 National Rank: #1074 2012 State Rank: #95 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 47.2 Dynasty National Rank: #50 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 114-10 (29-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 32.6 2011 Points Against Average: 12.1 2011 Differential: +20.5 2011 Wins: #917 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (22-14), #942 Osceola (Kissimmee) (20-7), #1915 Gaither (Tampa) (42-14), #2207 Ridge (Davenport) (41-7), #2497 Kathleen (Lakeland) (31-21), #3173 Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (55-14), #3498 St. Cloud (26-21), #3498 St. Cloud (47-14), #3661 Bartow (37-6), #4366 Hialeah (16-10), #4688 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (49-6), #5027 Haines City (29-6), #6329 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (28-6) 2011 Losses: #152 First Coast (Jacksonville) (24-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 74-80 Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 8), 2006 (5A District 8), 2005 (5A District 8), 2004 (5A District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 St. Cloud, 9/7 Tenoroc (Lakeland), 9/14 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines), 9/21 Haines City, 9/28 Bartow, 10/5 at Lake Region (Eagle Lake), 10/12 Hialeah, 10/19 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 11/2 at Ridge (Davenport), 11/9 at Kathleen (Lakeland) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Cloud (27.5), Ridge (Davenport) (23.8), Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (22.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (1.9), Haines City (9.9), Tenoroc (Lakeland) (11) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6 (26.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2352 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44% |