Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Dave Mencarini
League: Montgomery County 4A - East (moving from Montgomery County 3A)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Alex Twine 6'1" 205 Senior LB [Maryland]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2010 National Rank: #2509
2010 State Rank: #41
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2011 National Rank: #2649
2011 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #443
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14
Dynasty Record: 54-8 (31-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 28.4
2010 Points Against Average: 14.3
2010 Differential: +14.1
2010 Wins: #3360 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (24-13), #3360 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (19-15), #4159 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (12-7), #5904 Clarksburg (40-12), #9333 Northwood (Silver Spring) (36-6), #10121 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (35-13), #10759 Northwest (Germantown) (37-7), #10998 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (44-20), #13668 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (48-6)
2010 Losses: #1115 Damascus (33-14), #1115 Damascus (27-23), #1706 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (13-9)
2010 Opponents W-L: 72-59
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Montgomery County 3A), 2008 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2007 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A West), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (23-6), 9/10/11 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (42-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 9/10 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 9/17 at Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 9/23 at Northwest (Germantown), 10/1 Seneca Valley (Germantown), 10/6 at Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/14 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 10/21 at Clarksburg, 10/28 Gaithersburg, 11/4 at Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gaithersburg (27), Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (25.7), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (17)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (-18.3), Northwest (Germantown) (-11.7), Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-0.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (10.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5505
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%
Opener: 9/2 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) [projection: 22-21 loss]



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