Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Ron Ream
League: Southeastern - North
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Kasten 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.65
Mike Lay 6'1" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.70
DJ Robinson 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, OL, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 8.1
2013 National Rank: #5978
2013 State Rank: #314
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 3.6
2014 National Rank: #6789
2014 State Rank: #349
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6102
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 67-46 (29-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 18.3
2013 Differential: +11.9
2013 Wins: #7992 Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) (41-14), #10143 Archbishop Curley (Miami) (49-14), #10649 Florida Christian (Miami) (28-6), #10867 Pompano Beach (55-0), #10926 St. Andrew's (Boca Raton) (31-6), #13461 Marathon (42-0)
2013 Losses: #1046 Carroll [John] (Fort Pierce) (60-30), #3156 Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs) (26-6), #4566 Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) (16-7), #4836 Pope John Paul II (Boca Raton) (41-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2005 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 LaSalle (Miami), 9/5 at Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs), 9/12 Pope John Paul II (Boca Raton), 9/19 Coral Shores (Tavernier), 9/26 at Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 10/2 vs Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 10/11 at Archbishop Curley (Miami), 10/17 at King's Academy (West Palm Beach)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs) (21.8), King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (18), Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Curley (Miami) (-4), LaSalle (Miami) (2), Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) (6.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (0.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4519
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%