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GENERAL
Nickname: Christians
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: David Penland III
League: 2A District 2
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marquis Haynes Senior DE/TE [North Carolina]
Kyle Smoot Junior RB/FS
Mason Graham Senior WR/DB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jeremiah Hamlin 5'10" 195 Senior RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dwayne Norman 6'1" 185 Senior DB 4.59 [Duke]
Jenson Stoshak 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.6
2011 National Rank: #4874
2011 State Rank: #282
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.1
2012 National Rank: #4884
2012 State Rank: #283
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6115
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 56-43 [57-42 on the field] (19-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 33.7
2011 Points Against Average: 23.9
2011 Differential: +9.8
2011 Wins: #3657 West Nassau (Callahan) (28-24), #5136 Oak Hall (Gainesville) (32-18), #11198 North Rowan (Spencer, NC) (28-15), #11676 St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (41-13), #12627 St. Joseph (St. Augustine) (54-19), #14168 Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) (55-6), #14486 St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park) (68-7)
2011 Losses: #184 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) (47-21), #1323 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (45-7), #3057 Eagle's View (Jacksonville) (21-19), #4440 Matanzas (Palm Coast) (48-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-60
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at West Nassau (Callahan), 9/7 at Providence (Jacksonville), 9/14 Matanzas (Palm Coast), 9/21 at St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville), 9/28 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 10/5 Duval (Jacksonville), 10/19 Eagle's View (Jacksonville), 10/26 St. Joseph (St. Augustine), 11/2 Oak Hall (Gainesville), 11/9 Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (37), Eagle's View (Jacksonville) (31.1), Providence (Jacksonville) (18.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) (-36.7), St. Joseph (St. Augustine) (-29.4), St. Francis Catholic (Gainesville) (-22.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (5.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #362
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6493
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%