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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Kirk Karsen
League: 7A District 8
Playoff Division: 7A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jeromy Reid 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.4
Brysen Roth 5'11" 210 Senior MLB 4.6
Adrian Higgins 6'2" 200 Senior WR/S 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Donovan Jennings 6'5" 310 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defense

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #1886
2017 State Rank: #139
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.9
2018 National Rank: #1382
2018 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3088
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 82-78 (39-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.8
2017 Points Against Average: 19.5
2017 Differential: +3.3
2017 Wins: #1741 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (23-13), #4821 Brandon (42-18), #4872 Sickles (Tampa) (19-7), #6298 Wharton (Tampa) (40-6), #6373 Freedom (Tampa) (29-6), #7530 Lennard (Ruskin) (28-23), #10991 Leto (Tampa) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #182 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (28-0), #213 Viera (55-0), #288 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (42-21), #1149 Chamberlain (Tampa) (17-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 59-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 7A District 7), 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Chamberlain (Tampa), 8/31 Brandon, 9/7 Lennard (Ruskin), 9/14 at Freedom (Tampa), 9/21 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 9/28 Leto (Tampa), 10/5 at Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel), 10/12 at Sickles (Tampa), 10/26 Wharton (Tampa), 11/2 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (39.9), Chamberlain (Tampa) (29.7), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (26.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-44.3), Wharton (Tampa) (-11.3), Sickles (Tampa) (-10.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 (27.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2022
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%