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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Rashad West
League: 8A District 12
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Billy Ellison Senior OLB
Steven Grunberg Senior OL
Shaun Saunders Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Fabian Moreau 6'0" 165 Senior RB 4.4 [UCLA]
Gavin Ricketts 6'0" 255 Senior DT 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2011 National Rank: #1174
2011 State Rank: #87
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2012 National Rank: #2166
2012 State Rank: #155
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3179
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 42-48 (19-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.6
2011 Points Against Average: 18.4
2011 Differential: +4.2
2011 Wins: #1500 Everglades (Miramar) (19-7), #2260 South Broward (Hollywood) (41-13), #3346 Nova (Davie) (10-7), #6209 Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland) (45-6), #6727 West Broward (Pembroke Pines) (49-13)
2011 Losses: #38 Miramar (35-3), #244 Cypress Bay (Weston) (35-0), #403 Cooper City (17-6), #917 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (33-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 52-47
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A District 9), 2003 (6A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/10/11 Nova (Davie) (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 South Broward (Hollywood), 9/13 at Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland), 9/21 Everglades (Miramar), 9/28 at West Broward (Pembroke Pines), 10/5 at Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale), 10/12 Cooper City, 10/19 at Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines), 10/26 at Miramar, 11/2 Cypress Bay (Weston), 11/9 Nova (Davie)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cypress Bay (Weston) (56.8), Cooper City (44.6), Miramar (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas [Marjory Stoneman] (Parkland) (2.3), West Broward (Pembroke Pines) (4.4), Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) (13.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #581
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%