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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%