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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%