Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Jerry Sarchet
League: Capital Area
State (Plays In): Virginia
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rachid Ibrahim 6'1" 185 Junior TB/SS 4.50
David Collins 6'1" 185 Senior QB/FS 4.60
Tommy Vince 5'10" 205 Junior G/MLB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -10.2
2010 National Rank: #10446
2010 State Rank: #165 (in MD)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #113 (in MD)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #13259
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25
Dynasty Record: 10-12 (4-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.6
2010 Points Against Average: 20.6
2010 Differential: +11
2010 Wins: #10066 Hyde Leadership (Washington, DC) (22-12), #11891 Frederick County HomeSchool (Frederick) (28-19), #13301 Model School for the Deaf (Washington, DC) (64-55), #13636 Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, VA) (34-20), #13813 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro, VA) (24-12), #13964 Mt. Zion Baptist (Baltimore) (39-14), #13981 Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) (56-6), #14189 Central Maryland Christian Crusaders (Eldersburg) (41-18)
2010 Losses: #9881 Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg, VA) (15-14), #10066 Hyde Leadership (Washington, DC) (15-6), #11143 Maret (Washington, DC) (41-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 41-60
Recent State Championships: 2010 (CAFC)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/12/10 Perry Street Prep (Washington, DC) (22-12), 9/2/11 Bishop Walsh (Cumberland) (32-7), 9/9/11 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro, VA) (48-0), 9/16/11 St. John's Catholic Prep (Frederick) (64-32)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Bishop Walsh (Cumberland), 9/9 at Fishburne Military (Waynesboro, VA), 9/16 at St. John's Catholic Prep (Frederick), 9/23 Perry Street Prep (Washington, DC), 9/30 at Bullis (Potomac), 10/7 Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, VA), 10/14 at Maret (Washington, DC), 10/21 at Model School for the Deaf (Washington, DC), 10/28 Maryland Academy Tech & Health Sciences (Baltimore), 11/4 Central Maryland Christian Crusaders (Eldersburg)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bullis (Potomac) (13.3), St. John's Catholic Prep (Frederick) (-3.9), Maret (Washington, DC) (-13.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Maryland Academy Tech & Health Sciences (Baltimore) (-47.9), Central Maryland Christian Crusaders (Eldersburg) (-45.3), Fishburne Military (Waynesboro, VA) (-39.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.5 (-21.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #215
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13888
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%
Opener: 9/2 Bishop Walsh (Cumberland) [projection: 56-14 win]