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GENERAL
Nickname: Dreadnaughts
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Bill Castle
League: 7A District 5
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Addison Williams 6'1" 230 Senior OLB 4.70
Trey Threat 5'11" 210 Senior OLB 4.70
Derek Boles 6'3" 250 Senior DT 4.90

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
TJ Simmons 6'0" 220 Senior LB [Indiana]
Jalen Stevenson 6'1" 200 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Front Seven, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: 4 New Starters In Secondary, 3 New OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.1
2012 National Rank: #1179
2012 State Rank: #89
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2013 National Rank: #2269
2013 State Rank: #153
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 49.2
Dynasty National Rank: #120
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.5
Dynasty Record: 62-6 (14-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 23.9
2012 Points Against Average: 9.8
2012 Differential: +14.1
2012 Wins: #1638 Kathleen (Lakeland) (28-27), #2121 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (27-7), #2713 Hialeah (21-14), #2833 Bartow (17-10), #3269 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (30-27), #6180 St. Cloud (28-0), #6700 Lake Region (Eagle Lake) (33-0), #7158 Haines City (35-0), #7789 Tenoroc (Lakeland) (42-0)
2012 Losses: #410 Osceola (Kissimmee) (16-2), #1242 Ridge (Davenport) (7-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 54-62
Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A), 2005 (5A), 2004 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (5A District 4), 2009 (5A District 4), 2008 (5A District 8), 2006 (5A District 8), 2005 (5A District 8), 2004 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie), 9/6 Winter Haven, 9/13 Lyman (Longwood), 9/20 at Haines City, 9/27 North Miami Beach, 10/4 at Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 10/11 Fort Lauderdale, 10/18 at Bartow, 10/25 Ridge (Davenport), 11/1 Kathleen (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Winter Haven (40.9), Kathleen (Lakeland) (34), Ridge (Davenport) (32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Haines City (7.8), Fort Lauderdale (8.2), Bartow (19)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (22.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1336
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%