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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Johnson 6'2" 180 Senior QB/ATH [South Alabama]
Ra'Don Dwight 5'6" 190 Senior RB
Kelvin Broome 6'0" 215 Junior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Derrick Boles 6'2" 270 Senior DE [Boise State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Offensive Backfield, Lines
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2013 National Rank: #771
2013 State Rank: #49
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 43.6
2014 National Rank: #451
2014 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 45.4
Dynasty National Rank: #85
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 132-14 (36-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.5
2013 Points Against Average: 17.6
2013 Differential: +13.9
2013 Wins: #1204 Winter Haven (28-7), #1589 Haines City (39-18), #2124 Lyman (Longwood) (25-15), #2254 Ridge (Davenport) (35-13), #2929 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) (35-6), #3185 North Miami Beach (49-35), #4088 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (34-10), #4750 Fort Lauderdale (34-12), #5523 Bartow (43-21)
2013 Losses: #440 Osceola (Kissimmee) (33-21), #638 Kathleen (Lakeland) (24-3)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-52
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 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) (41-7), 9/5/14 Winter Haven (20-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie), 9/5 at Winter Haven, 9/12 Lyman (Longwood), 9/19 Haines City, 9/26 North Miami Beach, 10/3 Jenkins [George] (Lakeland), 10/10 Fort Lauderdale, 10/17 Bartow, 10/24 at Ridge (Davenport), 10/31 at Kathleen (Lakeland)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kathleen (Lakeland) (39.3), Haines City (36.8), Winter Haven (33.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Lauderdale (8.1), Bartow (11.1), Jenkins [George] (Lakeland) (18.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (28.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1150
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36%