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GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Orange/Blue/White
Coach: Rob Freeman
League: 8A District 9
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
J.P. Caruso 6'1" 195 QB 4.70
Caleb Perez 6'1" 215 LB 4.70
A.J. Shipman 5'8" 170 ATH 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
James Cruise 6'5" 275 Senior OL [Florida International]
Frank Brown 5'11" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented QB, LB Depth, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: 5 New OL Starters

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1757
2012 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.1
2013 National Rank: #2539
2013 State Rank: #167
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1661
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 28-24 (8-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 28.3
2012 Points Against Average: 15.3
2012 Differential: +13
2012 Wins: #1399 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (10-6), #2834 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (31-7), #4151 Boca Raton (33-13), #4453 Wellington (31-15), #5146 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (25-20), #6755 Jupiter (27-7), #6820 Lake Worth (41-20), #9334 Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) (45-7)
2012 Losses: #760 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (31-21), #1399 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (27-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 42-58
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 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 9/6 Park Vista (Lake Worth), 9/12 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens), 9/27 at Boca Raton, 10/4 at Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/11 Glades Central (Belle Glade), 10/18 Jupiter, 10/25 at Vero Beach, 11/1 at Wellington, 11/8 at Palm Beach Central (Wellington)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (49.1), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (39.1), Park Vista (Lake Worth) (36.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Jupiter (5.1), Boca Raton (12.9), Wellington (14.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (19.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #607
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%