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GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Nathaniel Hudson
League: 8A District 16
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tremaine Brock Senior LB/DL
William Cortes Senior RB/LB
Errol Jackson Senior DB/RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Torry Clayton 5'11" 200 Senior RB 4.4 [West Virginia]
Joey Jones 6'0" 190 Senior LB [Cincinnati]
Christian Hill 5'11" 200 Senior LB [Louisiana]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.1
2011 National Rank: #1681
2011 State Rank: #126
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2012 National Rank: #2770
2012 State Rank: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1426
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 68-33 (28-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.7
2011 Points Against Average: 14
2011 Differential: +9.7
2011 Wins: #3954 Palmetto (Miami) (24-22), #4002 Dr. Krop [Michael M.] (Miami) (35-0), #4526 Varela [Felix] (Miami) (38-6), #4719 Miami (48-7), #7022 Ferguson [John A.] (Miami) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #773 Southridge (Miami) (21-7), #1036 Coral Reef (Miami) (28-19), #1244 Killian (Miami) (22-7), #1472 Homestead (20-10), South Miami (Miami) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-45
Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 16), 2005 (6A District 16), 2004 (6A District 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th