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GENERAL
Nickname: Lightning
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Mark Guandolo
League: 8A District 12
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Epstein RB
Samuel Antoine OL
Anthony Bennett DL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Marquese Dudley-Gordon 5'11" 175 Senior DB [Florida Atlantic]
Kadeem Goulbourne 6'3" 170 Senior WR 4.6 [SMU]
Deion Hallmon 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.4 [Northern Illinois]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31
2013 National Rank: #1674
2013 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 19.6
2014 National Rank: #3207
2014 State Rank: #203
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #744
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 85-41 (31-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 19.6
2013 Points Against Average: 19.3
2013 Differential: +0.3
2013 Wins: #3317 Everglades (Miramar) (25-13), #3649 Cooper City (24-21), #4095 Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes) (27-0), #4370 McArthur (Hollywood) (37-14), #4604 Northeast (Oakland Park) (29-0), #8054 Western (Davie) (32-7)
2013 Losses: #212 Miramar (38-2), #257 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (35-0), #278 University (Fort Lauderdale) (37-7), #1278 Flanagan [Charles W.] (Pembroke Pines) (28-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2010 (6A District 11), 2008 (6A District 11), 2007 (6A District 11), 2006 (tied for 1st; 6A District 11), 2004 (tied for 1st; 6A District 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/1/13 McArthur (Hollywood) (37-14), 11/8/13 Northeast (Oakland Park) (29-0), 8/29/14 Atlantic (Delray Beach) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Atlantic (Delray Beach), 9/5 at Anderson [Boyd] (Lauderdale Lakes), 10/2 Cooper City, 10/9 at Western (Davie), 10/17 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale), 10/24 Miramar, 11/7 Northeast (Oakland Park)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (90.7), Miramar (62.5), Cooper City (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Davie) (-1.5), Atlantic (Delray Beach) (7.1), Northeast (Oakland Park) (12.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #612
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%