Palm Beach Central (Wellington, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Broncos
Colors: Cardinal
Coach: Santino Ierulli
League: 8A District 9
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

D1 PROSPECT
Akeem Dent 6-0 170 Junior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Garofalo 6'3" 275 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2016 National Rank: #4451
2016 State Rank: #249
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2017 National Rank: #4639
2017 State Rank: #263
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4660
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 63-79 (26-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.6
2016 Points Against Average: 29.2
2016 Differential: -7.6
2016 Wins: #2954 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (41-27), #7759 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (27-18), #7843 Jupiter (31-24)
2016 Losses: #242 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (34-0), #290 Vero Beach (49-26), #1474 Park Vista (Lake Worth) (30-7), #2215 Glades Central (Belle Glade) (38-28), #2558 Palm Beach Gardens (24-14), #3016 Wellington (31-28), #3596 Royal Palm Beach (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-46
Recent League Championships: 2014 (8A District 10), 2013 (tied for 1st; 8A District 10), 2012 (8A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Atlantic (Delray Beach), 9/1 vs Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne), 9/8 vs Lincoln (Tallahassee), 9/15 vs Wellington, 9/22 vs Palm Bay (Melbourne), 9/29 vs Boca Raton, 10/13 vs Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/20 vs Jupiter, 10/27 vs Palm Beach Gardens, 11/3 vs Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne) (48.4), Palm Bay (Melbourne) (36.9), Wellington (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (-3.1), Jupiter (2.5), Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (9.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1548
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%