McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Purple/Orange
Coach: Luke Ethington
League: Southern Maryland
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
David Jones Jr 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Marchez Coates 5'10" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.50 [Pittsburgh]
Na'Ty Rogers 6'5" 265 Junior T 5.10

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamal Price 6'7" 345 Senior OL [New Mexico]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 45.7
2010 National Rank: #353
2010 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 34.4
2011 National Rank: #875
2011 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 26.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1438
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 46-14 [45-15 on the field] (36-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 32.5
2010 Points Against Average: 11.1
2010 Differential: +21.4
2010 Wins: #885 Middletown (21-14), #1124 Hammond (Columbia) (28-18), #1615 Huntingtown (21-7), #1693 Westlake (Waldorf) (24-14), #2247 Queen Anne's County (Centreville) (55-17), #2494 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (37-6), #2802 Chopticon (Morganza) (20-12), #4539 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (41-12), #5469 Patuxent (Lusby) (41-7), #6294 Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head) (25-6), #8580 La Plata (43-3), #10438 Leonardtown (43-0), #12059 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (50-14)
2010 Losses: #1908 North Point (Waldorf) (26-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 95-61
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 Northern (Owings), 9/10 at Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor, PA), 9/12 La Plata, 9/16 at Westlake (Waldorf), 9/23 Great Mills, 9/30 Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head), 10/6 at Aberdeen, 10/13 at North Point (Waldorf), 10/21 Patuxent (Lusby), 10/28 at Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf), 11/4 at Calvert (Prince Frederick)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (Waldorf) (24.4), Patuxent (Lusby) (22.4), North Point (Waldorf) (19.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (-13.1), Calvert (Prince Frederick) (-12.8), Aberdeen (-12.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (20.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6707
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67%
Opener: 9/3 Northern (Owings) [projection: 35-6 win]