Vanguard (Ocala, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Edwin Farmer
League: 3S District 5
Playoff Division: 3S
Playoff Division Rank: #16

D1 PROSPECTS
Fred Gaskin III 5'9.5" 180 Senior S
Teriyan Morman 6'5" 345 Senior OT
Cameron Powell 5'11" 185 Senior S
Jamil Watkins 6'1" 165 Senior CB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2022 National Rank: #1750
2022 State Rank: #136
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2023 National Rank: #1279
2023 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #482
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 49-11 (18-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 30.3
2022 Points Against Average: 13.8
2022 Differential: +16.5
2022 Wins: #1307 Carol City (Miami) (28-21), #3745 Dunnellon (21-20), #4245 Forest (Ocala) (29-14), #5126 Belleview (41-0), #5462 River Ridge (New Port Richey) (35-0), #8776 Leesburg (34-6), #9234 Gainesville (68-0), #11141 Tavares (62-8)
2022 Losses: #180 Lake Wales (40-0), #237 Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville) (24-21), #757 Niceville (15-7), #2269 North Marion (Citra) (18-17)
2022 Opponents W-L: 69-64
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021 (6A District 5), 2018 (6A District 5), 2017 (6A District 5), 2016 (6A District 5), 2015 (6A District 5), 2011 (6A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 vs Erie (CO), 9/1 Lake Minneola (Minneola), 9/8 Dunnellon, 9/15 Leesburg, 9/22 at Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville), 9/29 Belleview, 10/6 at North Marion (Citra), 10/12 at Tavares, 10/20 South Sumter (Bushnell), 11/3 at Forest (Ocala)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Buchholz [F. W.] (Gainesville) (33.5), South Sumter (Bushnell) (26.2), Lake Minneola (Minneola) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Tavares (-51.1), Leesburg (-34.3), Belleview (-17.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (14 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1699
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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