GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Wallich
League: Montgomery County 3A
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Zach Bradshaw 6'3" 200 WR/LB
John Hanley 6'0" 185 RB/DB
Ben Smith 6'0" 260 OL/DL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Phelps 6'0" 175 Senior DB 4.50 [Virginia]
Connor Frazier 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.7
Taylor Krenzke 6'3" 275 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Offense
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 34.5
2010 National Rank: #1115
2010 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2011 National Rank: #2047
2011 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #925
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 48-12 (31-3 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.1
2010 Points Against Average: 12.7
2010 Differential: +19.4
2010 Wins: #1706 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (27-20), #1714 Linganore (Frederick) (21-7), #2509 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (27-23), #2509 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (33-14), #3360 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (22-16), #5037 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (35-14), #5904 Clarksburg (39-0), #8529 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (49-21), #8564 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (42-0), #9333 Northwood (Silver Spring) (35-16), #10998 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (34-13), #13668 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (39-0)
2010 Losses: #684 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (21-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 79-63
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Clarksburg (19-18), 9/10/11 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (7-0)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Clarksburg, 9/10 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/16 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/23 at Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 9/30 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 10/6 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/14 at Rockville, 10/21 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/28 at Seneca Valley (Germantown), 11/4 Northwood (Silver Spring)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (25.7), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (17), Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Silver Spring) (-10.5), Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (-3.8), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (-3.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (14.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5390
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%
Opener: 9/2 at Clarksburg [projection: 28-10 win]