| Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Black/White Coach: Jim Kuhn League: Montgomery County 4A - West Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2009 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Henry Kuhn 6'1" 190 Senior QB Tony Atkinson 5'10" 190 Senior MLB Connor Gordon 6'4" 225 Senior DE/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL, QB Is 3 Year Starter, Experienced LBs Team Weaknesses: Overall Team Speed RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 16.3 2009 National Rank: #3936 2009 State Rank: #56 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 19.9 2010 National Rank: #2880 2010 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3286 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5 Dynasty Record: 43-30 (26-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 8-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 19.4 2009 Points Against Average: 13.4 2009 Differential: +6 2009 Wins: #4481 Churchill (Potomac) (28-24), #4604 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (16-13), #5193 Gaithersburg (12-7), #7661 Wootton (Rockville) (6-0), #7769 Northwest (Germantown) (29-16), #8605 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (25-20), #9664 Blair (Silver Spring) (34-12), #9861 Johnson (Bethesda) (28-0) 2009 Losses: #694 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (24-20), #3090 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (18-7), #3693 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (13-8) 2009 Opponents W-L: 60-55 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2003 (Montgomery County 4A West) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 at Northwest (Germantown), 9/10 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 9/16 at Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 9/24 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 10/1 at Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 10/8 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/15 Gaithersburg, 10/23 at Springbrook (Silver Spring), 10/29 Seneca Valley (Germantown), 11/5 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 11/12 at Gaithersburg Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (36.8), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (23.1), Gaithersburg (15.3) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (-7.2), Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-3.3), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-2.5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (10.2 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4979 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2010 Projected League Finish: 1st 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/3 at Northwest (Germantown) [projection: 28-8 win] |