GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Blake Henry
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Sam Benjamin 5'11" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.39 [Temple]
Angelo DeShields 6'0" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.51
Hunter Eubanks 6'2" 315 Senior OL/DL 5.60
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Devonte Jones 5'11" 185 Senior DB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2010 National Rank: #2367
2010 State Rank: #36
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2011 Starting Power Rating: 31.7
2011 National Rank: #1156
2011 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1726
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 21-27 (9-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 17.8
2010 Points Against Average: 27.4
2010 Differential: -9.6
2010 Wins: #2427 Fort Hill (Cumberland) (14-10), #5329 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (28-2), #6848 Bishop McNamara (Forestville) (29-6)
2010 Losses: #49 Gilman (Baltimore) (49-7), #242 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (28-0), #694 Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda) (37-7), #806 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (38-21), #974 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (35-19), #1326 St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA) (42-35)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-39
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/15/11 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (21-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC), 9/17 Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 9/24 Valley Forge Military (Wayne, PA), 9/30 at Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda), 10/7 at Steubenville (OH), 10/15 McDonogh (Owings Mills), 10/22 Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/28 at Gilman (Baltimore), 11/4 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gilman (Baltimore) (74.9), Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (51.4), Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda) (43.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (26.5), Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (29.2), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (37.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #23
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/1 at Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) [projection: 26-22 win]