| Middletown (MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Kevin Lynott League: Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Blue Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2009 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hustle, Physicality Team Weaknesses: Young Players Need To Mature Quickly RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 21.5 2009 National Rank: #2846 2009 State Rank: #40 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 14.1 2010 National Rank: #4141 2010 State Rank: #58 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3343 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 53-29 (25-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 8-5 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2009 Points For Average: 26.7 2009 Points Against Average: 19.8 2009 Differential: +6.9 2009 Wins: #3832 Walkersville (42-26), #4212 South Carroll (Sykesville) (21-7), #4456 Century (Sykesville) (6-0), #6193 Rockville (14-7), #6338 Boonsboro (30-25), #8357 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (42-0), #10074 Brunswick (46-6), #10743 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (42-6) 2009 Losses: #104 Linganore (Frederick) (45-7), #821 Catoctin (Thurmont) (35-28), #1493 Johnson (Frederick) (32-16), #1677 Queen Anne's County (Centreville) (48-33), #2462 Tuscarora (Frederick) (21-20) 2009 Opponents W-L: 101-49 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2006 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2005 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 Century (Sykesville), 9/10 Linganore (Frederick), 9/16 at Boonsboro, 9/24 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/1 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 10/8 at South Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 10/15 at North Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 10/22 at Brunswick, 10/29 Catoctin (Thurmont), 11/5 at Walkersville, 11/12 Walkersville, 11/19 South Carroll (Sykesville), 11/26 Eastern Tech (Baltimore), 12/4 vs McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Catoctin (Thurmont) (38.5), Linganore (Frederick) (34.4), Eastern Tech (Baltimore) (31.7) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (-12.5), South Carroll (Sykesville) (-1), Brunswick (-0.4) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (16.3 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3116 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-7 2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 Century (Sykesville) [projection: 21-17 win] |