Gaither (Tampa, FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Navy/Silver/White Coach: Kirk Karsen League: 6A District 6 (moving from 7A District 8) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2018 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tony Bartalo 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.6 Chance Coleman 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.5 Hunter Mintzer 6'0" 205 Senior SS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Defensive Speed Team Weaknesses: Unproven OL RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 27.8 2018 National Rank: #1523 2018 State Rank: #125 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9 2019 Starting Power Rating: 19.8 2019 National Rank: #944 2019 State Rank: #83 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22 Dynasty National Rank: #2861 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2 Dynasty Record: 89-82 (43-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 7-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 22.5 2018 Points Against Average: 15.5 2018 Differential: +7 2018 Wins: #807 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (21-20), #1972 Sickles (Tampa) (28-2), #4146 Lennard (Ruskin) (35-12), #4615 Freedom (Tampa) (7-3), #6907 Wharton (Tampa) (14-0), #7874 Brandon (30-8), #10302 Leto (Tampa) (55-0) 2018 Losses: #239 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (44-34), #239 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (36-16), #784 Chamberlain (Tampa) (21-0), #1673 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (24-7) 2018 Opponents W-L: 59-60 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 7A District 7), 2007 (5A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa), 8/30 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 9/6 at Plant City, 9/13 East Bay (Gibsonton), 9/27 Fivay (Hudson), 10/4 at Chamberlain (Tampa), 10/11 Land O' Lakes, 10/18 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/25 at Freedom (Tampa), 11/1 Armwood (Seffner) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Armwood (Seffner) (61.6), Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (35.8), Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (21.8) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Fivay (Hudson) (-25.4), Freedom (Tampa) (-15.7), Land O' Lakes (-9.7) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (22.2 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #612 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |