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GENERAL
Nickname: Cadets
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Joe Patterson
League: Washington Catholic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Omar Truitt 5'11" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.58
Devin Williams 5'10" 205 Junior LB/FB
Troy Robinson 5'11" 210 Junior RB 4.63

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Benjamin Onett 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.64 [Monmouth (NJ)]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Talented Junior Class, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2011 National Rank: #1747
2011 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2012 National Rank: #971
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1069
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 55-39 (38-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.2
2011 Points Against Average: 21.8
2011 Differential: +0.4
2011 Wins: #3047 Archbishop Carroll (Washington) (31-20), #5956 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (47-16), #7294 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (37-0), #8558 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (37-7)
2011 Losses: #5 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (47-7), #5 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (28-14), #201 Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (35-18), #456 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, OH) (39-14), #885 Gonzaga (Washington) (13-10), #1380 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (13-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-39
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington), 9/1 Loyola Blakefield (Towson, MD), 9/8 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington), 9/14 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD), 9/22 at Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), 9/29 Archbishop Carroll (Washington), 10/6 at Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA), 10/13 at DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), 10/20 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD), 11/3 vs Gonzaga (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (87.4), Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (49.5), Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington) (48.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (2.7), Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (3), Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (18.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 (37.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #185
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%