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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Wallich
League: Montgomery County 3A
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Bradshaw 6'3" 210 Senior WR/OLB 4.53 [Virginia]
Jalen Christian 5'10" 165 Sophomore WR/DB
George Vinson 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, OL, WR
Team Weaknesses: Youth At QB, DL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2011 National Rank: #3770
2011 State Rank: #59
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.6
2012 National Rank: #1508
2012 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.6
Dynasty National Rank: #520
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 95-19 (53-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.1
2011 Points Against Average: 17.4
2011 Differential: +5.7
2011 Wins: #2185 Linganore (Frederick) (13-12), #6147 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (24-14), #6376 Clarksburg (19-18), #7258 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (33-27), #8030 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (7-0), #8258 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (49-12), #9531 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (41-28), #10045 Northwood (Silver Spring) (35-6), #12617 Rockville (28-7)
2011 Losses: #1141 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (42-6), #2094 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (29-19), #3734 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (14-3)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-66
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Clarksburg, 9/7 at Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/14 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/21 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 9/28 at Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 10/5 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/12 Rockville, 10/18 at Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/26 Seneca Valley (Germantown)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca Valley (Germantown) (19.4), Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (16.3), Clarksburg (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rockville (-15.1), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-8.6), Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (-5.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (10.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7003
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 75%