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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Dark Green/Silver/White
Coach: Caesar Campana
League: 8A District 1
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marcel Williams 5'9" 165 Junior ATH 4.45
Logan Smith 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.80
Doug Ladson 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dustin Bowens 6'4" 230 Senior TE [Florida Atlantic]
Willie Gardner 6'1" 195 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big/Athletic OL, Talented QB, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lost 10 Talented Seniors

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 28.6
2012 National Rank: #1959
2012 State Rank: #128
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 29
2013 National Rank: #1670
2013 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2080
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 21-30 (7-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 18.7
2012 Points Against Average: 15.9
2012 Differential: +2.8
2012 Wins: #1557 Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (17-16), #2548 Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) (11-7), #3489 Mandarin (Jacksonville) (20-3), #4568 University (Orange City) (28-7), #6454 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (21-6), #6956 Matanzas (Palm Coast) (42-3)
2012 Losses: #348 Fletcher [Duncan U.] (Neptune Beach) (41-3), #959 New Smyrna Beach (21-7), #1603 Ponte Vedra (28-17), #1769 DeLand (27-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 60-46
Recent League Championships: 2007 (6A District 1), 2005 (6A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Matanzas (Palm Coast), 9/6 at Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 9/13 at University (Orange City), 9/20 at Sandalwood (Jacksonville), 9/27 New Smyrna Beach, 10/4 at West Port (Ocala), 10/11 at Palatka, 10/18 First Coast (Jacksonville), 11/1 Mandarin (Jacksonville), 11/8 Spruce Creek (Port Orange)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sandalwood (Jacksonville) (40.7), First Coast (Jacksonville) (38.6), New Smyrna Beach (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Spruce Creek (Port Orange) (6.3), Matanzas (Palm Coast) (10.2), University (Orange City) (11.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1345
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%