Damascus (MD) previews home 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% |