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GENERAL
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Kirk Karsen
League: 5A District 7 (moving from 3M District 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

D1 PROSPECT
Antonio Henley 6'0" 245 Senior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Andrew Brinson IV 6'0.5" 175 Senior WR
Tyreek Major 6'5" 330 Senior OT

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2023 National Rank: #795
2023 State Rank: #66
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +3.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 25.9
2024 National Rank*: #668
2024 State Rank*: #63
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 33.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #715
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 7.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 44-19 [42-21 on the field] (12-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1924
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 133-101 [131-103 on the field] (55-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 33.9
2023 Points Against Average: 23.4
2023 Differential: +10.5
2023 Wins: #428 Jesuit (Tampa) (31-24), #1477 Durant (Plant City) (35-21), #1777 Largo (16-0), #2668 St. Petersburg (42-14), #3019 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz) (35-7), #4449 Newsome (Lithia) (37-35), #5217 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (50-0), #8825 Leto (Tampa) (84-0)
2023 Losses: #26 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Fort Lauderdale) (50-14), #410 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (39-30), #428 Jesuit (Tampa) (36-35), #864 Sumner (Riverview) (46-22), #1089 Wharton (Tampa) (25-24), #2276 Hillsborough (Tampa) (30-20)
2023 Opponents W-L: 105-59
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; 7A District 9), 2019 (6A District 6), 2012 (tied for 1st; 7A District 7), 2007 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 Spoto (Riverview), 8/23 at Armwood (Seffner), 8/30 at Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 9/6 Durant (Plant City), 9/13 Steinbrenner [George] (Lutz), 9/20 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 9/27 at Wesley Chapel, 10/11 Springstead [F. W.] (Spring Hill), 10/18 Wharton (Tampa), 10/25 Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel), 11/1 Hillsborough (Tampa)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (41.5), Armwood (Seffner) (36.9), Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa) (31.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Wesley Chapel (-30), Spoto (Riverview) (-29.2), Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) (1.2)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (28.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 9.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #102
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #543
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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