| Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Black/White Coach: Jim Kuhn League: Montgomery County 4A - South Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Sobczyk 6'4" 250 Senior DE/OL 5.00 Mark Hunley 6'0" 270 Senior DT/OL 5.60 Zac Morton 5'10" 165 Junior QB/DB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Defense Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Depth On OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 7.1 2011 National Rank: #6146 2011 State Rank: #98 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.4 2012 National Rank: #7062 2012 State Rank: #110 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3764 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 55-39 (35-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 22.5 2011 Points Against Average: 20.1 2011 Differential: +2.4 2011 Wins: #6789 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (35-0), #8258 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (35-30), #9531 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (32-16), #11479 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (49-14), #12676 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-15) 2011 Losses: #1015 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (31-10), #2312 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (36-8), #2729 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (21-7), #3771 Damascus (24-14), #6590 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (14-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-49 Recent League Championships: 2009 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A West) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/7 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 9/14 at Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring), 9/21 Springbrook (Silver Spring), 9/29 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 10/5 at Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 10/12 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 10/18 Damascus, 10/26 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (39.1), Damascus (31.3), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (22.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-23.4), Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-15.7), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-8.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6072 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |