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GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Orange/Blue/White
Coach: Rob Freeman
League: 8A District 9
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ta'Von Coney 6'2" 220 LB 4.60
Milord Juste 6'2" 245 DE 4.80
Anthony Lane 5'10" 180 DB 4.50

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
J.P. Caruso 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.6 [Appalachian State]
Corbin Finlayson Senior OL [South Alabama]
Caleb Perez 6'2" 215 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 38.8
2013 National Rank: #880
2013 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.7
2014 National Rank: #886
2014 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1061
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 87-39 (27-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 21
2013 Points Against Average: 20.6
2013 Differential: +0.4
2013 Wins: #212 Miramar (12-10), #1331 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (45-28), #1465 Glades Central (Belle Glade) (6-0), #1569 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (34-31), #2561 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (40-28), #4762 Jupiter (20-10), #5023 Boca Raton (21-20), #5753 Wellington (20-9), #8123 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (27-0)
2013 Losses: #60 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (33-0), #85 South Dade (Homestead) (37-10), #785 Vero Beach (35-27), #1331 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (20-13), #1569 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (28-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 104-57
Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 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 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (21-0), 9/5/14 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 9/5 at Park Vista (Lake Worth), 9/12 at Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens), 9/26 Boca Raton, 10/3 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/10 at Glades Central (Belle Glade), 10/17 at Jupiter, 10/24 at Vero Beach, 10/31 Wellington, 11/7 Palm Beach Central (Wellington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (50.7), Vero Beach (40.2), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (1.3), Boca Raton (5.5), Jupiter (14.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (34.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #966
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%