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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%