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GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Nate Sund
League: 5A District 11
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Dezeme Senior DB
Bobby Hart Senior RB
Guillermo Hernandez Junior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Simmons 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.40 [North Carolina]
Mailik Simmons 6'0" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Turnovers

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2011 National Rank: #2811
2011 State Rank: #192
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.3
2012 National Rank: #3298
2012 State Rank: #219
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4819
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 42-50 (27-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 21.7
2011 Points Against Average: 15.3
2011 Differential: +6.4
2011 Wins: #2971 Riverdale (Fort Myers) (20-14), #5185 Estero (28-7), #5593 East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) (28-2), #7592 Mariner (Cape Coral) (46-0), #7935 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (21-14)
2011 Losses: #200 Venice (35-13), #616 Immokalee (19-16), #1633 Fort Myers (26-24), #2327 South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (17-14), #2347 Dunbar (Fort Myers) (26-22), #3234 Cape Coral (8-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-50
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 3A District 12), 2006 (4A District 15)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Fort Myers, 9/7 at Dunbar (Fort Myers), 9/14 South Fort Myers (Fort Myers), 9/21 at Mariner (Cape Coral), 9/28 at Venice, 10/5 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers), 10/19 at East Lee County (Lehigh Acres), 10/26 Cape Coral, 11/2 at Estero, 11/9 Riverdale (Fort Myers)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Venice (38.8), South Fort Myers (Fort Myers) (37.2), Fort Myers (35.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mariner (Cape Coral) (-10.1), Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) (-6.4), Estero (9.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (23.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #193
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1926
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%