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: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Akeem Dent 6'1" 180 Senior SS/CB 4.43
Renato Brown 6'5" 295 Senior DL/OL 5.1
Bryan Robinson 6'1" 185 Junior WR/SS 4.47

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, 8 Starters Return From Prolific Defense
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.1
2017 National Rank: #889
2017 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 35.5
2018 National Rank: #304
2018 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4204
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 71-82 (30-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 24.2
2017 Points Against Average: 10.1
2017 Differential: +14.1
2017 Wins: #242 Atlantic (Delray Beach) (14-13), #2000 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (32-0), #2000 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (8-3), #2605 Boca Raton (26-14), #3267 Wellington (34-20), #3371 Palm Beach Gardens (14-0), #7200 Jupiter (34-0), #8729 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (56-0)
2017 Losses: #467 Western (Davie) (14-12), #882 Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne) (17-8), #1241 Palm Bay (Melbourne) (30-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-49-1
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (8A District 10), 2013 (tied for 1st; 8A District 10), 2012 (8A District 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Atlantic (Delray Beach), 8/31 vs Ferguson [John A.] (Miami), 9/7 Braddock [G. Holmes] (Miami), 9/14 Wellington, 9/21 at Palm Bay (Melbourne), 9/28 Boca Raton, 10/12 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/19 at Jupiter, 10/26 at Palm Beach Gardens, 11/2 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Atlantic (Delray Beach) (31.8), Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (15.6), Wellington (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (-22.4), Jupiter (-22), Ferguson [John A.] (Miami) (-16.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (30.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2038
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%