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GENERAL
Nickname: Sundevils
Colors: Scarlet/Black/Silver
Coach: Robert Jackson
League: AAA Beach
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Temunchin Hodges 6'5" 215 Senior QB 4.60 [Virginia Tech]
Andrew Motu'apuaka 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.60 [Virginia Tech]
Kwamane Bowen 6'0" 185 Senior WR 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Divante Walker 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.76 [Virginia]
D'Metrius Williams 5'11" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 48.4
2011 National Rank: #284
2011 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2012 Starting Power Rating: 50
2012 National Rank: #183
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1396
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.3
Dynasty Record: 67-33 [66-34 on the field] (60-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 39.1
2011 Points Against Average: 12.5
2011 Differential: +26.6
2011 Wins: #938 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (31-6), #938 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (35-21), #1680 Landstown (Virginia Beach) (35-0), #1880 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (62-28), #2550 First Colonial (Virginia Beach) (45-20), #2820 Green Run (Virginia Beach) (27-13), #3397 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (34-14), #5518 Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach) (37-0), #7478 Tallwood (Virginia Beach) (47-0), #9413 Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (59-7), #10177 Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) (48-0)
2011 Losses: #51 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (35-34), #1880 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (18-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-65
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (Beach AAA), 2006 (Beach AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach), 8/30 at Bayside (Virginia Beach), 9/7 at First Colonial (Virginia Beach), 9/21 Green Run (Virginia Beach), 9/28 at Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach), 10/5 Kempsville (Virginia Beach), 10/12 Landstown (Virginia Beach), 10/19 at Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach), 10/26 Tallwood (Virginia Beach), 11/2 at Princess Anne (Virginia Beach)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bayside (Virginia Beach) (42.4), Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (32.9), Landstown (Virginia Beach) (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) (-8.2), Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (-7.2), Tallwood (Virginia Beach) (1.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (26.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2406
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%