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GENERAL
Nickname: Gryphons
Colors: Forest Green/Gray/White
Coach: Brian Turner
League: 6A District 8
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Mills Senior QB
Jakarius Crittenden Senior RB/CB
Bilal Silat Senior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Haiden Nagel 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.60
Adekunle Olusanya 5'10" 200 Senior DB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.7
2011 National Rank: #1167
2011 State Rank: #86
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 46.8
2012 National Rank: #274
2012 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4233
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 35
Dynasty Record: 42-50 (16-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.2
2011 Points Against Average: 17
2011 Differential: +9.2
2011 Wins: #1732 Alonso (Tampa) (20-14), #2668 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (49-23), #2869 Wharton (Tampa) (38-21), #3405 Brandon (35-28), #3576 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (10-0), #8993 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (37-0), #11063 Leto (Tampa) (63-7)
2011 Losses: #9 Armwood (Seffner) (35-0), #286 Hillsborough (Tampa) (20-10), #1026 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (22-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/28/11 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (37-0), 11/4/11 Leto (Tampa) (63-7), 11/10/11 Alonso (Tampa) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 9/7 at Wharton (Tampa), 9/21 King [C. Leon] (Tampa), 9/28 at Brandon, 10/5 at Armwood (Seffner), 10/12 Hillsborough (Tampa), 10/19 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa), 10/26 Strawberry Crest (Dover), 11/2 at Leto (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Armwood (Seffner) (65.7), Hillsborough (Tampa) (43.1), Wharton (Tampa) (34.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-20.1), Strawberry Crest (Dover) (-6.4), Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (10)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1453
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%