Palm Beach Gardens (FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gators Colors: Orange/Blue/White Coach: Rob Freeman League: 8A District 9 Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Vandarius Cowan 6'4" 230 Senior LB 4.7 J.D. Drake 6'7" 310 Senior OL 5.1 Amari Carter 6'2" 190 Senior DB 4.6 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Antawn Lewis 6'5" 270 Senior OL Jakairi Moses 5'10" 185 Senior RB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Devin Studstill 6'1" 180 Senior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Returning 4 Starters Team Weaknesses: DL Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 28.1 2015 National Rank: #2113 2015 State Rank: #149 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 36.2 2016 National Rank: #1103 2016 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 27.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1087 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4 Dynasty Record: 99-49 (33-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 21.4 2015 Points Against Average: 15.6 2015 Differential: +5.8 2015 Wins: #2100 Wellington (14-9), #3702 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (26-6), #4839 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (36-7), #5223 Boynton Beach (36-7), #5516 Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (14-10), #8839 Jupiter (21-3) 2015 Losses: #557 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (32-6), #897 Boca Raton (27-26), #897 Boca Raton (29-28), #2631 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (26-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 52-55 Recent State Championships: 2005 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2015, 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 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 9/2 at Boca Raton, 9/9 at Vero Beach, 9/16 at Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 9/23 at Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens), 9/30 Jupiter, 10/7 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton), 10/20 at Wellington, 10/28 Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 11/4 Boynton Beach Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (46.4), Vero Beach (36.1), Boca Raton (30.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jupiter (-0.7), Boynton Beach (11.5), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (13.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (24.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1505 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |