Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Black/White Coach: Jim Kuhn League: Montgomery County 4A - South (moving from Montgomery County 4A - West) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Flack 6'1" 200 Senior ATH/S 4.70 Jeff Schaeffer 6'4" 300 Senior OL/DL 5.10 Val Djidotor 5'8" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.42 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Size, RB Team Weaknesses: Key Position Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.5 2010 National Rank: #4159 2010 State Rank: #64 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.6 2011 National Rank: #5356 2011 State Rank: #85 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14 Dynasty National Rank: #3984 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4 Dynasty Record: 30-23 (19-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 22.5 2010 Points Against Average: 15.2 2010 Differential: +7.3 2010 Wins: #5037 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (21-7), #6468 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (28-7), #6479 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (21-14), #6671 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (44-7), #8116 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-12), #9208 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (35-6), #10759 Northwest (Germantown) (35-7) 2010 Losses: #1528 Gaithersburg (26-7), #1528 Gaithersburg (28-0), #2509 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (12-7), #3360 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (41-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 70-50 Recent League Championships: 2009 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A West) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/10 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 9/16 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring), 9/23 at Springbrook (Silver Spring), 9/30 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 10/6 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 10/14 at Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 10/21 at Damascus, 10/28 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 11/4 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Damascus (26), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (22.5), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-31.9), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (-3.6), Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-0.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (12.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6031 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) [projection: 31-19 win]