Wharton (Tampa, FL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Navy/White Coach: David Mitchell League: 8A District 6 (moving from 5A District 7) Playoff Division: 8A Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Vernon Hargreaves 6'0" 170 Junior ATH 4.39 Nyere Thompson 6'2" 200 Senior WR/LB 4.58 Chase Litton 6'5" 170 Sophomore QB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.6 2010 National Rank: #4140 2010 State Rank: #269 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.8 2011 National Rank: #3708 2011 State Rank: #245 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3082 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6 Dynasty Record: 27-26 (9-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 19.4 2010 Points Against Average: 33.4 2010 Differential: -14 2010 Wins: #4189 Gaither (Tampa) (10-0), #5491 Freedom (Tampa) (36-14), #5574 East Bay (Gibsonton) (35-21) 2010 Losses: #8 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (49-7), #40 Armwood (Seffner) (54-0), #863 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (36-34), #1294 Brandon (48-20), #1912 Spoto (Riverview) (37-10), #2354 Sickles (Tampa) (62-32), #3407 Chamberlain (Tampa) (13-10) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-47 Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Chamberlain (Tampa) (20-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 King [C. Leon] (Tampa), 9/9 at Sickles (Tampa), 9/16 Chamberlain (Tampa), 9/30 at Durant (Plant City), 10/7 at Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 10/21 Bloomingdale (Valrico), 10/28 Blake (Tampa), 11/4 at Alonso (Tampa) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (49.7), King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (31.6), Sickles (Tampa) (23) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bloomingdale (Valrico) (2.8), Blake (Tampa) (12.9), Chamberlain (Tampa) (15.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1323 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) [projection: 38-24 loss]