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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: David Mitchell
League: 7A District 8
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shannon King 5'8" 180 Junior RB 4.6
Chase Goode 5'10" 205 Senior MLB 4.8
Randy Haynes 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Devontae Dukes 6'4" 205 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 34.4
2015 National Rank: #1348
2015 State Rank: #103
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.5
2016 National Rank: #1272
2016 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2498
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 76-61 (30-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.2
2015 Points Against Average: 14.8
2015 Differential: +15.4
2015 Wins: #1320 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (16-14), #3036 Robinson (Tampa) (30-18), #3388 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (35-7), #5132 Gaither (Tampa) (36-7), #5330 Chamberlain (Tampa) (38-22), #5567 Freedom (Tampa) (44-20), #8160 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (44-0), #10744 Leto (Tampa) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #523 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (40-17), #1127 Sickles (Tampa) (20-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 45-61
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/23/15 Leto (Tampa) (42-0), 11/6/15 Chamberlain (Tampa) (38-22), 8/26/16 King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (39-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs King [C. Leon] (Tampa), 9/2 Robinson (Tampa), 9/9 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 9/16 at Gaither (Tampa), 9/23 Freedom (Tampa), 9/30 at Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 10/7 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), 10/14 at Sickles (Tampa), 10/21 Leto (Tampa), 11/4 Chamberlain (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (47.5), Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (40), Sickles (Tampa) (22.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-13.7), Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (5.6), King [C. Leon] (Tampa) (10.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #250
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2779
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%