Manatee (Bradenton, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Joe Kinnan
League: 8A District 6 (moving from 8A District 7)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Kwanzi Jackson 6'3" 210 Senior DE 5.0
Johnnie Lang 5'9" 180 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kelvin McKnight 5'8" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 51.1
2014 National Rank: #270
2014 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 47.3
2015 National Rank: #365
2015 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 42
Dynasty National Rank: #166
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 119-34 (39-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 31.6
2014 Points Against Average: 18.2
2014 Differential: +13.4
2014 Wins: #275 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (24-21), #461 Venice (10-0), #719 Naples (31-19), #736 Vero Beach (47-28), #1304 St. Petersburg (52-31), #1755 Central (Fort Pierce) (28-20), #2087 Palmetto (31-12), #2319 Seminole (Sanford) (37-20), #4367 Riverview (Sarasota) (49-7), #5931 Southeast (Bradenton) (39-26), #6032 Sarasota (38-3), #7602 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (35-0)
2014 Losses: #38 Apopka (45-14), #444 Ware County (Waycross, GA) (23-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 92-65
Recent State Championships: 2011 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (8A District 7), 2013 (8A District 7), 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 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Alonso (Tampa) (38-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Hoover (AL), 9/4 Palmetto, 9/11 Lincoln (Tallahassee), 9/18 at Alonso (Tampa), 10/2 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 10/9 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor), 10/16 at Riverview (Sarasota), 10/23 Riverview, 10/30 Newsome (Lithia), 11/6 Southeast (Bradenton)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hoover (AL) (53), Palmetto (40.2), Lincoln (Tallahassee) (39.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (-10.2), Southeast (Bradenton) (4.8), Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (9.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (35.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1729
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%



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