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GENERAL
Nickname: Spongers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Atif Austin
League: 5A District 8 (moving from 6A District 7)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 11
2012 National Rank: #5341
2012 State Rank: #299
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 14
2013 National Rank: #4358
2013 State Rank: #255
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2648
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 31-24 (14-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 24.6
2012 Points Against Average: 29.9
2012 Differential: -5.3
2012 Wins: #4500 Dunedin (24-7), #5979 Clearwater (33-17), #10024 Hollins [Dixie] (St. Petersburg) (31-7)
2012 Losses: #469 Largo (49-7), #631 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (20-14), #1619 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (49-21), #3352 Osceola (Seminole) (35-25), #3383 Northeast (St. Petersburg) (41-37), #3983 Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) (41-34), #5184 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) (33-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-45
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A District 6), 2005 (4A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Clearwater, 9/6 at Osceola (Seminole), 9/12 Tampa Catholic (Tampa), 9/20 at Dunedin, 9/27 at East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 10/4 at Gibbs (St. Petersburg), 10/11 Countryside (Clearwater), 10/25 Lakewood (St. Petersburg), 11/1 Boca Ciega (Gulfport), 11/8 Hollins [Dixie] (St. Petersburg)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (53.9), Countryside (Clearwater) (40.4), Tampa Catholic (Tampa) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hollins [Dixie] (St. Petersburg) (-10.4), Clearwater (8.2), Osceola (Seminole) (10.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1867
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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