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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: David Mitchell
League: 8A District 6
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Chase Litton 6'6" 190 Senior QB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Vernon Hargreaves 5'11" 180 Senior DB 4.45 [Florida]
John Tyler 5'7" 175 Senior DB
Rocky Enos 6'2" 205 Senior LB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2012 National Rank: #957
2012 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 40.2
2013 National Rank: #612
2013 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2423
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 27-27 (9-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 27.9
2012 Points Against Average: 14.8
2012 Differential: +13.1
2012 Wins: #1184 Sickles (Tampa) (29-27), #2251 Alonso (Tampa) (37-20), #3863 Chamberlain (Tampa) (37-7), #4320 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (28-14), #4423 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (27-7), #6048 Freedom (Tampa) (35-0), #6545 Blake (Tampa) (38-7), #6873 Spoto (Riverview) (42-13)
2012 Losses: #209 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) (28-15), #325 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (27-7), #630 Durant (Plant City) (13-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-53
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Spoto (Riverview), 9/6 at Plant City, 9/12 at Freedom (Tampa), 9/20 Riverview, 9/27 East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/4 at Newsome (Lithia), 10/11 at Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 10/18 Alonso (Tampa), 10/25 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 11/1 at Bloomingdale (Valrico)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (50.2), Alonso (Tampa) (32.3), Newsome (Lithia) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Tampa) (0.2), Spoto (Riverview) (2.6), Riverview (4.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 (27.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #206
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2211
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%