Wharton (Tampa, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
League: 3M District 4
Playoff Division: 3M
Playoff Division Rank: #13

D1 PROSPECTS
Booker Pickett Jr. 6'3" 205 Senior Edge
Terek McCant 5'9" 175 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dijon Johnson 6'1" 190 Senior S

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 33.2
2022 National Rank: #894
2022 State Rank: #69
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 20
2023 National Rank: #743
2023 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2519
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 31-21 (9-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 32
2022 Points Against Average: 12.3
2022 Differential: +19.7
2022 Wins: #1416 Armwood (Seffner) (20-13), #2213 Gaither (Tampa) (47-6), #2509 Sumner (Riverview) (43-0), #2840 Newsome (Lithia) (42-21), #3445 Hillsborough (Tampa) (27-7), #3665 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (35-8), #4662 Plant City (26-0), #11944 Freedom (Tampa) (78-6)
2022 Losses: #288 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (28-0), #364 Jesuit (Tampa) (24-13), #601 Oviedo (22-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; 8A Region 4), 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Jesuit (Tampa), 9/2 Plant City, 9/8 Gaither (Tampa), 9/22 at Sumner (Riverview), 9/30 at Armwood (Seffner), 10/6 Newsome (Lithia), 10/13 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/20 at Bloomingdale (Valrico), 10/27 Freedom (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (38.8), Jesuit (Tampa) (33.4), Armwood (Seffner) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Tampa) (-52.5), Plant City (-13.4), Bloomingdale (Valrico) (-11.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (20.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1180
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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