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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ed Shields
League: Prince George's County 4A
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Taivon Jacobs 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.30 [Ohio State]
Anthony Squire 5'8" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.50
Breonte Matthews 6'4" 300 OL/DL 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Shaneil Jenkins 6'5" 250 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27
2011 National Rank: #2079
2011 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2012 National Rank: #2391
2012 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1216
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 87-21 (74-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.6
2011 Points Against Average: 9.3
2011 Differential: +23.3
2011 Wins: #2044 Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale) (19-18), #2495 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (21-20), #4833 DuVal (Lanham) (46-7), #5105 Bowie (24-13), #7094 Bladensburg (39-6), #9925 McKinley Tech (Washington, DC) (39-0), #9921 Laurel (46-0), #10228 Parkdale (Riverdale) (40-6), #11935 Oxon Hill (44-0), #13564 High Point (Beltsville) (46-0)
2011 Losses: #1696 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Greenbelt) (27-20), #2044 Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-65
Recent State Championships: 2006, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 McKinley Tech (Washington, DC), 9/8 Oxon Hill, 9/15 at Parkdale (Riverdale), 9/22 Laurel, 9/29 at Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale), 10/6 DuVal (Lanham), 10/12 at High Point (Beltsville), 10/20 Bladensburg, 10/27 Bowie
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Flowers [Charles Herbert] (Springdale) (26), DuVal (Lanham) (12.8), Bowie (6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: High Point (Beltsville) (-31.4), Oxon Hill (-18.4), Parkdale (Riverdale) (-13.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 (8.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9051
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%