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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
League: 6A District 8 (moving from 3M District 4)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #15

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Booker Pickett Jr. 6'3" 205 Senior Edge
Terek McCant 5'9" 180 Senior RB

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2023 National Rank: #1089
2023 State Rank: #90
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -6.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 19.8
2024 National Rank*: #1017
2024 State Rank*: #92
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 23.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1618
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 36-17 (9-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2449
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 119-100 (44-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 29.5
2023 Points Against Average: 17.5
2023 Differential: +12
2023 Wins: #795 Gaither (Tampa) (25-24), #2276 Hillsborough (Tampa) (35-7), #2288 Plant City (50-3), #4449 Newsome (Lithia) (28-15), #5217 Bloomingdale (Valrico) (55-0), #11866 Freedom (Tampa) (51-0)
2023 Losses: #410 Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa) (23-20), #419 Armwood (Seffner) (27-13), #419 Armwood (Seffner) (20-14), #428 Jesuit (Tampa) (34-20), #864 Sumner (Riverview) (40-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 75-54
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; 8A Region 4), 2008 (5A District 5), 2005 (5A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 at Chamberlain (Tampa), 8/23 at Freedom (Tampa), 8/30 at Tampa Bay Tech (Tampa), 9/6 at Sumner (Riverview), 9/13 at Robinson (Tampa), 9/20 Durant (Plant City), 9/27 at Sickles (Tampa), 10/4 at East Bay (Gibsonton), 10/10 at Plant [Henry B.] (Tampa), 10/18 at Gaither (Tampa), 10/25 at Armwood (Seffner)
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*: Freedom (Tampa) (-47.8), Chamberlain (Tampa) (-42.4), Sickles (Tampa) (-15.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (24.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 8.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #115
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #653
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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