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% |