Palm Beach Gardens (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange/Blue/White Coach: Rob Freeman League: 8A District 9 Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Frank Brown Senior WR Jermaine Carn Senior RB James Cruise Senior OL D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Avery Young 6'5" 290 Senior OL [Auburn] Roshard Burney 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.5 [West Virginia] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Experience At RB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 42.8 2011 National Rank: #543 2011 State Rank: #46 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9 2012 Starting Power Rating: 45.5 2012 National Rank: #322 2012 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1197 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4 Dynasty Record: 70-32 (22-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 34 2011 Points Against Average: 16.8 2011 Differential: +17.2 2011 Wins: #611 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (14-6), #834 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (35-21), #3067 Jupiter (54-14), #3116 Boca Raton (47-10), #3204 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (28-6), #3375 Lake Worth (46-26), #3743 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (34-18), #5090 Wellington (31-0), #11092 Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) (53-0) 2011 Losses: #38 Miramar (35-7), #611 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (28-27), #1451 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (38-32) 2011 Opponents W-L: 67-62 Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 6A District 7), 2006 (6A District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; 6A District 7), 2004 (6A District 5), 2003 (6A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach), 9/7 at West Boca Raton (Boca Raton), 9/14 at Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 9/21 Jupiter, 9/28 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 10/12 Boca Raton, 10/19 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/26 Park Vista (Lake Worth), 11/2 at Wellington, 11/9 at Lake Worth Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (47.1), Park Vista (Lake Worth) (40.3), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) (-24.2), Wellington (13), West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (14) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (31.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1951 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% |