Middletown (MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Kevin Lynott League: Monocacy Valley - Piedmont (moving from Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Blue) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Lewis 6'3" 180 WR/LB 4.60 [Syracuse] Michael Pritts 5'11" 180 QB/SS Nate McCartney 6'0" 225 DL/OL 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Balanced Offense Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 37.2 2010 National Rank: #885 2010 State Rank: #11 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 35.5 2011 National Rank: #783 2011 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2460 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.3 Dynasty Record: 46-18 (17-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 12-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 28 2010 Points Against Average: 10.4 2010 Differential: +17.6 2010 Wins: #1954 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (18-13), #2376 South Carroll (Sykesville) (30-6), #2680 Eastern Tech (Baltimore) (20-6), #2763 Catoctin (Thurmont) (24-0), #3278 Brunswick (33-14), #3835 Walkersville (28-6), #3835 Walkersville (35-14), #5053 Century (Sykesville) (45-14), #6177 Tuscarora (Frederick) (28-7), #6863 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (29-0), #7902 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (48-20), #9957 Boonsboro (34-0) 2010 Losses: #353 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (21-14), #1714 Linganore (Frederick) (24-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 100-55 Recent League Championships: 2010 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Blue), 2008, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/13/11 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (49-12) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Catoctin (Thurmont), 9/9 Brunswick, 9/16 at South Carroll (Sykesville), 9/23 Frederick, 9/30 at Oakdale (Ijamsville), 10/6 at Urbana (Ijamsville), 10/13 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 10/21 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/28 Linganore (Frederick), 11/4 Walkersville Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Urbana (Ijamsville) (50), Linganore (Frederick) (28), Brunswick (25.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Frederick (-5.9), Tuscarora (Frederick) (7.8), Walkersville (14.9) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (19.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1973 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% Opener: 9/2 Catoctin (Thurmont) [projection: 28-13 win] |