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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Claybo Varnum
League: 6A District 7 (moving from 4M District 8)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 27.2
2023 National Rank: #1477
2023 State Rank: #110
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 20.1
2024 National Rank*: #1001
2024 State Rank*: #90
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 20.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1896
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-20 (12-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 24.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1875
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 131-92 (54-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 32.8
2023 Points Against Average: 16.6
2023 Differential: +16.2
2023 Wins: #864 Sumner (Riverview) (28-27), #3217 Riverview (36-22), #3484 Palm Harbor University (Palm Harbor) (33-0), #4449 Newsome (Lithia) (28-13), #5217 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (38-7), #5364 Lennard (Ruskin) (47-17), #7060 Middleton (Tampa) (31-0), #7311 Sickles (Tampa) (44-15), #11090 Chamberlain (Tampa) (48-6)
2023 Losses: #795 Gaither (Tampa) (35-21), #864 Sumner (Riverview) (40-25), #2288 Plant City (17-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 63-71
Recent League Championships: 2023 (4M District 8), 2022 (4M District 8), 2014 (tied for 1st; 7A District 8), 2012 (7A District 8), 2011 (tied for 1st; 7A District 8), 2003 (5A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 East Bay (Gibsonton), 8/23 at Lake Gibson (Lakeland), 8/30 Plant City, 9/6 at Gaither (Tampa), 9/13 at Armwood (Seffner), 9/20 at Wharton (Tampa), 9/27 at Riverview, 10/4 at Newsome (Lithia), 10/10 at Bloomingdale (Valrico), 10/18 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 10/25 at Bartow
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (41.5), Armwood (Seffner) (36.9), Gaither (Tampa) (25.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Bloomingdale (Valrico) (-10.6), Newsome (Lithia) (-7.2), Riverview (-0.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (11.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 12.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +7.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #74
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #407
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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