Manatee (Bradenton, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Joe Kinnan
League: 8A District 7 (moving from 7A District 10)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Demarcus Christmas 6'5" 275 Senior DL [Florida State]
Trevon Walters 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.47
Marquel Hines 5'9" 175 Senior 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Brodrick Yancy 5'11" 185 Senior WR [Temple]
Jake Stickler 6'5.5" 275 Senior OL [Georgia Tech]
Michael Galati 6'3" 285 Senior OL [South Florida]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cord Sandberg 6'3" 210 Senior QB [Mississippi State]
Derrick Calloway 6'1" 300 Senior DT [South Florida]
Blake Keller 6'2" 225 Senior DE 4.70 [UCF]
Willie Smith 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.60 [Florida International]
Anthony Lauro 5'10" 200 Senior RB 4.44 [Akron]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, WR, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 64
2012 National Rank: #40
2012 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 60.8
2013 National Rank: #73
2013 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 54.5
Dynasty National Rank: #51
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 59-9 (16-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 13-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 49.4
2012 Points Against Average: 12.6
2012 Differential: +36.8
2012 Wins: #14 Central (Miami) (44-34), #140 Cypress Bay (Weston) (42-20), #545 Central (Fort Pierce) (51-0), #559 Miramar (41-6), #881 Venice (56-7), #881 Venice (56-27), #1081 Palmetto (62-0), #1416 Southeast (Bradenton) (52-13), #2609 Riverview (Sarasota) (49-7), #2868 Sarasota (51-9), #3383 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (65-12), #3983 Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) (49-6), #8320 Braden River (Bradenton) (56-0)
2012 Losses: #35 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (35-18)
2012 Opponents W-L: 109-57
Recent State Championships: 2011 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (7A District 10), 2011 (7A District 10), 2010 (5A District 10), 2006 (5A District 11), 2005 (5A District 11), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A District 11)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/1 at Gilman (Baltimore, MD), 9/6 Venice, 9/13 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC), 9/27 Southeast (Bradenton), 10/4 Riverview (Sarasota), 10/11 at Palmetto, 10/18 at St. Petersburg, 10/25 University (Fort Lauderdale), 11/1 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: University (Fort Lauderdale) (60.9), Gilman (Baltimore, MD) (60.6), Venice (47.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Petersburg (10.1), Southeast (Bradenton) (21.5), Riverview (Sarasota) (29.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.1 (37.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #108
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%