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GENERAL
Nickname: Spongers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: George Kotis
League: 5A District 9
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tsyrus Gordon 6'2" 180 Senior OLB/S 4.62
Justis Parham 6'1" 175 Senior QB/CB 4.58
Amani Saunders 6'0" 185 Senior OLB/RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2016 National Rank: #6992
2016 State Rank: #356
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.1
2017 National Rank: #6120
2017 State Rank: #335
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4055
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 78-71 (34-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 16.1
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: -6.2
2016 Wins: #6271 Largo (7-0), #10145 Osceola (Seminole) (34-20), #11865 Dunedin (44-0)
2016 Losses: #665 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (38-0), #1329 Clearwater (22-10), #3101 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (54-17), #3500 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (34-14), #3834 Pinellas Park (Largo) (25-13), #7421 Gibbs (St. Petersburg) (8-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 44-45
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A District 6), 2008 (tied for 1st; 4A District 8), 2005 (4A District 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Hollins [Dixie] (St. Petersburg), 9/1 vs Tampa Catholic (Tampa), 9/8 vs East Lake (Tarpon Springs), 9/15 vs Clearwater Central Catholic (Clearwater), 9/22 vs First Baptist Academy (Naples), 9/22 vs Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne), 9/29 vs Gibbs (St. Petersburg), 10/6 vs Osceola (Seminole), 10/13 vs Dunedin, 10/27 vs Lakewood (St. Petersburg), 11/3 vs Mitchell [J. W.] (New Port Richey)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne) (48.4), East Lake (Tarpon Springs) (33.5), Lakewood (St. Petersburg) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dunedin (-31.8), Osceola (Seminole) (-16), Gibbs (St. Petersburg) (1.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3198
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%