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Manatee 2014 Football Team Preview

Mascot
Hurricanes
Team
Varsity 2014
Colors
Red, Midnight Blue, White
Coach
John Booth
Address
902 33Rd St Ct W, Bradenton, FL 34205
Overall
12-2
District
3-0
National Rank
270
State (FL) Rank
24

Season Opener

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Aug 29 Ware County (Waycross, GA)

General Information

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Nickname Hurricanes
Colors Red/Blue/White
Coach Joe Kinnan
League 8A District 7
Playoff Division 8A
Playoff Division Rank #16

Ratings

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2013 Final Power Rating 54.1
2013 National Rank #184
2013 State Rank #11
Off-Season Rating Adjustment -13.6
2014 Starting Power Rating 41.8
2014 National Rank #556
2014 State Rank #44
Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-13) 41.2
Dynasty National Rank #172
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating better by 0.6
Dynasty Record 107-32 (36-7 in league)

Team Strengths

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QB, Team Speed, Secondary

Team Weaknesses

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Inexperience On Lines

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

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2014 Rating 27.3
2013 Rating 33.6 (36 overall)
Rating Difference -6.3

Hurricanes Returning Players

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Offensive Starters 2
Defensive Starters 5
2013 JV Record 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning yes
Top Running Back Returning no
Top Receiver Returning yes
Top OL Returning no
Top Defender Returning no

Top Players

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  1. Ryan Fines 6'3" 290 Junior DT
  2. Kelvin McKnight 5'9" 175 Junior WR
  3. Josh Meyer 6'1" 210 Junior QB

Previous Season

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2013 Overall Record 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average 40.7
2013 Points Against Average 13.2
2013 Differential +27.5

2013 Wins

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Rank Opponent Record
#278 NSU University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 28-24
#556 Gilman (Baltimore, MD) 44-14
#579 Venice (FL) 35-14
#785 Vero Beach (FL) 34-28
#918 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) 23-13
#1271 Riverview Sarasota (Sarasota, FL) 47-0
#1946 Palmetto (FL) 35-14
#2297 St. Petersburg (FL) 51-13
#2640 Sarasota (FL) 66-7
#4435 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor, FL) 48-14
#5025 Southeast (Bradenton, FL) 62-0

Toughest 2014 Regular Season Opponents

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Opponent Rating
Venice (FL) 46.7
Naples (FL) 44.2
Ware County (Waycross, GA) 41.6

Recent State Championships

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  1. 2011 (7A)

Recent League Championships

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  1. 2013
  2. 2012 (7A District 10)
  3. 2011 (7A District 10)
  4. 2010 (5A District 10)
  5. 2006 (5A District 11)
  6. 2005 (5A District 11)
  7. 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A District 11)