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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Al Shipman
League: 7A District 12 (moving from 7A District 13)
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jailen Holman 6'0" 205 SS 4.53
Christopher Johnson 6'4" 185 WR 4.58
Antorrey Williams 5'10" 175 WR 4.48

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Vincent Starling 6'2.5" 190 Senior OLB
Jeshon Ingraham 6'2" 175 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Eldridge Franklin 5'10" 160 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Depth, Experience, Playoff Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Some Excellent Players

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 28.6
2018 National Rank: #1444
2018 State Rank: #120
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2019 National Rank: #2106
2019 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3068
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 79-89 (30-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 27.3
2018 Points Against Average: 16.5
2018 Differential: +10.8
2018 Wins: #1476 McArthur (Hollywood) (6-3), #2065 Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) (31-21), #2857 Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (25-0), #5708 Olympic Heights (Boca Raton) (24-7), #8567 Lake Worth (34-6), #8663 West Boca Raton (Boca Raton) (42-0), #8944 Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (46-6), #9461 Royal Palm Beach (55-6)
2018 Losses: #117 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) (25-6), #290 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (41-13), #290 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (55-27), #2096 Pahokee (28-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 74-59
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 6A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Wellington, 9/6 at Glades Central (Belle Glade), 9/13 at Royal Palm Beach, 9/20 Pahokee, 10/4 vs Palm Beach Central (Wellington), 10/11 at Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee), 10/18 Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens), 10/25 Martin County (Stuart), 11/1 at Palm Beach Gardens
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Dwyer [William T.] (Palm Beach Gardens) (37.3), Palm Beach Central (Wellington) (26.4), Glades Central (Belle Glade) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Royal Palm Beach (-25.4), Martin County (Stuart) (-17.1), Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) (-3.6)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18 (20.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1137
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%