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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Aqua/Orange/White
Coach: Wayne Ward
League: 7A District 8
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Evan Crowell 6'0.5" 275 Senior OL
Sawyer Dawson 6'2" 200 Senior LB [Purdue]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Montel McBride 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.5 [Alabama]
Sedrick King 6'4" 220 Senior DE [Nebraska]
Jyquis Thomas 6'1" 180 Senior DB [Temple]
John Broome 6'2" 225 Senior DE 4.7 [Florida International]
Jy'Quis Thomas 6'1" 185 Senior S
Landon Galloway 6'3" 200 Senior WR
Hassan Bailey 5'11" 175 Senior DB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 32.7
2013 National Rank: #1469
2013 State Rank: #101
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2014 National Rank: #1892
2014 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2584
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9
Dynasty Record: 59-55 (27-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 25.8
2013 Points Against Average: 13.5
2013 Differential: +12.3
2013 Wins: #2151 Wharton (Tampa) (33-0), #2454 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (40-0), #2936 Strawberry Crest (Dover) (41-14), #3386 Durant (Plant City) (14-13), #4110 Gaither (Tampa) (28-20), #4854 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (25-10), #6296 Brandon (26-3), #6418 Spoto (Riverview) (33-14)
2013 Losses: #557 Sickles (Tampa) (17-10), #2031 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (38-21), #2707 East Bay (Gibsonton) (19-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2006 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Wharton (Tampa) (20-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Wharton (Tampa), 9/19 at Durant (Plant City), 9/26 Bloomingdale (Valrico), 10/2 East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/10 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/17 Spoto (Riverview), 10/24 at Strawberry Crest (Dover), 10/31 Brandon, 11/7 at Gaither (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bloomingdale (Valrico) (33), Wharton (Tampa) (28.5), East Bay (Gibsonton) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brandon (1.5), Gaither (Tampa) (10.2), Spoto (Riverview) (13.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (23.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2040
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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