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GENERAL
Nickname: Cadets
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Joe Patterson
League: Washington Catholic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Kirsch 6'5" 255 Senior OL
Olajuwon Swearinger 6'0" 240 Senior DE
Zach Quarles 5'8" 150 Senior CB 4.41

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Benjamin Onett 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.64 [Temple]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin McReynolds 6'3" 280 Senior DT 4.77 [UCLA]
Wayne Burden 6'1" 235 Senior MLB [Savannah State]
Kristopher Drummond 6'3" 200 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2010 National Rank: #2006
2010 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
2011 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2011 National Rank: #1882
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 29.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1063
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 33-21 (23-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 19.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18.8
2010 Differential: +0.6
2010 Wins: #978 Gonzaga (Washington) (27-21), #3734 Paul VI (Fairfax, VA) (27-21), #4975 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (14-7), #6848 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (36-15), #11524 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore, MD) (48-0)
2010 Losses: #72 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (37-14), #242 Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (24-7), #600 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (34-20), #600 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (21-14), #790 Steubenville (OH) (14-0), #2863 Archbishop Carroll (Washington) (13-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-49
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/1 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD), 9/9 at St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH), 9/17 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington), 9/24 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), 10/1 at Archbishop Carroll (Washington), 10/8 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA), 10/15 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), 10/21 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD), 11/5 vs Gonzaga (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (79.1), Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (51.4), Archbishop Carroll (Washington) (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (-2.3), Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (-0.3), Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9 (28.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #492
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/1 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) [projection: 28-3 loss]