Marathon (FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dolphins Colors: Royal Blue/Gold/White Coach: Lance Martin League: Freelance (moving from 3A District 8) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Yoniel Esquirol Senior RB/LB Conner Boyd Senior RB/LB Noel Notta Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, DL, LB Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL, Passing Game, Turnovers RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -12.1 2011 National Rank: #10781 2011 State Rank: #478 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -8.6 2012 National Rank: #10044 2012 State Rank: #444 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7955 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2 Dynasty Record: 47-42 [46-43 on the field] (27-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2011 Points For Average: 10.5 2011 Points Against Average: 32.1 2011 Differential: -21.6 2011 Wins: #10595 Miami Country Day (Miami) (30-13), #10666 Archbishop Curley (Miami) (30-18) 2011 Losses: #224 University (Fort Lauderdale) (56-0), #1822 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (55-0), #3474 Westminster Christian (Miami) (47-15), #4619 Archbishop Carroll [Coleman] (Miami) (42-0), #6884 Doral Academy (Doral) (26-3), #8102 Florida Christian (Miami) (24-0), #9834 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (15-14), #11629 Coral Shores (Tavernier) (25-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 53-49 Recent League Championships: 2007 (2B District 8), 2004 (2B District 8), 2003 (2B District 8) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Highlands Christian (Pompano Beach), 9/6 at Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 9/7 at LaSalle (Miami), 9/14 Miami Country Day (Miami), 9/20 Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers), 9/21 at Florida Christian (Miami), 9/28 Carroll [John] (Fort Pierce), 10/5 Ransom Everglades (Miami), 10/12 Archbishop Curley (Miami), 10/26 at Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Florida Christian (Miami) (8.4), Highlands Christian (Pompano Beach) (1.3), Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) (0.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) (-37.2), Carroll [John] (Fort Pierce) (-22.6), Archbishop Curley (Miami) (-19.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #434 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10665 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%