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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Aqua/Orange/White
Coach: Wayne Ward
League: 7A District 8
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ke'Shawn Forte Senior RB
Jontavia Sykes Senior FB/LB
Damon Brown Senior RB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Devyn Salmon 6'1" 285 Senior DT [Michigan State]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bennie Coney 6'2.5" 210 Senior QB 4.82 [Cincinnati]
LaMarlin Wiggins 6'2.5" 195 Senior WR 4.60 [South Florida]
Samuel Green 6'1" 195 Senior DB 4.50
Jalen Butler 6'4" 200 Senior LB
Dazmond Patterson 5'7" 180 Senior RB [Ohio]
Jose Guerrero 6'3" 225 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2011 National Rank: #1858
2011 State Rank: #140
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 16.2
2012 National Rank: #3737
2012 State Rank: #243
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2712
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 47-46 (22-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 34.7
2011 Points Against Average: 18.2
2011 Differential: +16.5
2011 Wins: #1732 Alonso (Tampa) (9-7), #1915 Gaither (Tampa) (21-7), #2874 Durant (Plant City) (43-12), #5279 East Bay (Gibsonton) (43-36), #6984 Freedom (Tampa) (29-7), #8993 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (69-6), #9965 Riverview (56-0)
2011 Losses: #1430 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (31-28), #1827 Newsome (Lithia) (28-13), #3405 Brandon (48-36)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-57
Recent League Championships: 2006 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Strawberry Crest (Dover), 9/7 Freedom (Tampa), 9/14 Gaither (Tampa), 9/21 Riverview, 10/5 at Durant (Plant City), 10/12 at Alonso (Tampa), 10/19 East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/26 at Brandon, 11/2 at Newsome (Lithia), 11/9 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gaither (Tampa) (35.4), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (33.3), Newsome (Lithia) (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riverview (-13.6), Strawberry Crest (Dover) (-6.4), Freedom (Tampa) (4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2595
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%