Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Ron Ream
League: 3A Region 4 (moving from Southeastern - North)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Travis 6'2" 180 Senior QB 4.6
Kaiir Elam 6'2" 180 Junior CB/WR 4.6
Martin Weisz 6'5" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Experienced Players At Each Position, QB/Top WRs Return
Team Weaknesses: Overall Depth, Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.7
2016 National Rank: #6732
2016 State Rank: #347
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.3
2017 National Rank: #3518
2017 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6938
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 78-65 (33-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 20
2016 Differential: +12.2
2016 Wins: #7759 Coral Shores (Tavernier) (21-3), #8216 Glades Day (Belle Glade) (43-41), #9189 LaSalle (Miami) (46-19), #11146 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (35-13), #11146 Ransom Everglades (Miami) (49-7), #11824 St. Andrew's (Boca Raton) (41-27), #13405 Florida Christian (Miami) (49-6)
2016 Losses: #2728 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (37-6), #5676 Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) (20-6), #5676 Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-44
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Southeastern - North), 2005 (1A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Glades Day (Belle Glade), 9/1 vs North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek), 9/8 vs LaSalle (Miami), 9/15 vs Gulliver Prep (Miami), 9/22 vs Key West, 9/29 vs Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 10/6 vs Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 10/13 vs Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 10/20 vs St. Andrew's (Boca Raton), 10/27 vs King's Academy (West Palm Beach)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) (29.2), King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (23.9), Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Andrew's (Boca Raton) (-14), LaSalle (Miami) (-6), Gulliver Prep (Miami) (3.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (-4.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #351
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4970
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%