GENERAL
Nickname: Poets
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Lawrence Smith
League: Baltimore City Division I
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Marvin Gross 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.6
Nicholas Bonaparte 6'4" 280 Senior OL
Malik Jones 6'5" 230 Senior DE 4.9
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deontay McManus 6'1" 210 Senior WR 4.50 [West Virginia]
Terrence Williams 5'10" 185 Senior DB [UTEP]
Ernest Hawkins Senior LB 4.5 [UTEP]
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35
2011 National Rank: #1140
2011 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 32.5
2012 National Rank: #1205
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.6
Dynasty National Rank: #767
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 107-16 (65-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.6
2011 Points Against Average: 7.9
2011 Differential: +22.7
2011 Wins: #2296 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington, DC) (22-8), #2317 Perryville (32-11), #3524 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (20-6), #3905 City College (Baltimore) (18-6), #3962 Overlea (Baltimore) (42-6), #4326 Patterson (Baltimore) (32-0), #4693 Digital Harbor (Baltimore) (53-13), #7144 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (28-8), #7376 Douglass [Frederick] (Baltimore) (46-8), #8396 Surrattsville (Clinton) (50-6), #8643 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (22-12), #13294 Southside Academy (Baltimore) (50-6)
2011 Losses: #1395 Poly (Baltimore) (18-14), #9539 Southwestern (Baltimore) (2-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 91-66
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/28/11 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (22-12), 11/4/11 Patterson (Baltimore) (32-0), 11/12/11 Southside Academy (Baltimore) (50-6), 11/19/11 Surrattsville (Clinton) (50-6), 11/25/11 Overlea (Baltimore) (42-6), 12/3/11 Perryville (32-11)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 9/8 at Southwestern (Baltimore), 9/14 City College (Baltimore), 9/22 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore), 9/28 at Digital Harbor (Baltimore), 10/5 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore), 10/19 Poly (Baltimore), 10/26 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore), 11/2 at Patterson (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (49.5), Poly (Baltimore) (31.1), Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southwestern (Baltimore) (-6.1), Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (-4.4), Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (3.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (8.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2800
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%
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