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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: David Mitchell
League: 8A District 7 (moving from 7A District 8)
Playoff Division: 8A
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Johnnie Cason 5'9" 170 4.6
Michael Zellem 6'0" 205 4.7
Peter Stuart 6'0" 180 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Interior OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2018 National Rank: #6906
2018 State Rank: #376
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -16.6
2019 National Rank: #6640
2019 State Rank: #366
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3155
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.3
Dynasty Record: 83-83 (35-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-9
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 10.6
2018 Points Against Average: 26.6
2018 Differential: -16
2018 Wins: #10302 Leto (Tampa) (38-6)
2018 Losses: #239 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (41-0), #467 Plant City (44-7), #1239 Jefferson [Thomas] (Tampa) (35-0), #1523 Gaither (Tampa) (14-0), #1673 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) (42-6), #1972 Sickles (Tampa) (13-7), #4615 Freedom (Tampa) (10-6), #5540 Blake (Tampa) (45-33), #7874 Brandon (16-9)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-54
Recent League Championships: 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Brandon, 8/30 Leto (Tampa), 9/6 at Lennard (Ruskin), 9/13 at Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor), 9/20 Freedom (Tampa), 9/27 at King [C. Leon] (Tampa), 10/4 Strawberry Crest (Dover), 10/11 at Alonso (Tampa), 10/18 Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 10/25 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (35.8), Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (20.3), Alonso (Tampa) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Leto (Tampa) (-39.1), Brandon (-21.4), Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (-18.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #292
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3246
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%