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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Teal/Black
Coach: Willie Bueno
League: 7A District 13
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ant McGrew Junior QB
Joseph Williams Senior WR
Curtis Pryor Junior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
De'Andre Simmons 5'11" 180 Senior DB 4.4

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Teddy Matthews 6'3" 220 Senior LB [Wake Forest]
Tremaine McCullough 5'8" 155 Senior ATH 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 30.6
2011 National Rank: #1614
2011 State Rank: #122
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2012 National Rank: #2040
2012 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2945
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9
Dynasty Record: 54-40 (24-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 20.3
2011 Differential: +9.8
2011 Wins: #1451 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (27-10), #1550 Atlantic (Delray Beach) (13-0), #3204 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (17-7), #3375 Lake Worth (40-27), #6189 Pahokee (52-12), #6338 Santaluces (Lantana) (55-19), #6486 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (62-20)
2011 Losses: #97 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (38-14), #611 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (27-12), #1426 Northeast (Oakland Park) (14-13), #3743 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (49-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-58
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A District 12), 2008 (6A District 8), 2007 (tied for 1st; 6A District 8), 2006 (6A District 8), 2005 (6A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 9/21 Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 9/28 at Santaluces (Lantana), 10/5 at Spanish River (Boca Raton), 10/12 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton), 10/19 Lake Worth, 10/26 at Atlantic (Delray Beach), 11/2 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens), 11/9 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (49.8), Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (47.1), Atlantic (Delray Beach) (43.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Spanish River (Boca Raton) (2.3), Santaluces (Lantana) (4.9), West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (14)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (25.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #905
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%