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GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Butch Schaffer
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Carta 6'4" 215 Senior TE/DE 4.90
Nick Crabill 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.80
David Brookhart 5'8" 155 Junior WR/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2011 National Rank: #1971
2011 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.2
2012 National Rank: #1134
2012 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3159
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 62-33 [61-34 on the field] (59-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.2
2011 Points Against Average: 15.5
2011 Differential: +10.7
2011 Wins: #479 Atholton (Columbia) (forfeit), #2003 Howard (Ellicott City) (35-13), #2330 Long Reach (Columbia) (23-20), #3042 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (17-14), #3039 Hammond (Columbia) (17-14), #4092 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (28-8), #8413 Centennial (Ellicott City) (34-0), #9154 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (41-14), #10973 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (40-7)
2011 Losses: #242 River Hill (Clarksville) (21-20), #1436 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (40-20), #2402 Reservoir (Fulton) (19-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 73-59
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Howard (Ellicott City), 9/7 Hammond (Columbia), 9/14 vs Long Reach (Columbia), 9/21 at Reservoir (Fulton), 9/28 River Hill (Clarksville), 10/5 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 10/13 at Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/19 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 10/27 Centennial (Ellicott City), 11/2 at Atholton (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: River Hill (Clarksville) (48.4), Atholton (Columbia) (31), Howard (Ellicott City) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-13.1), Centennial (Ellicott City) (2), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (3.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (21.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2189
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%