GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Wallich
League: Montgomery County 2A/3A (moving from Montgomery County 3A)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2012 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Christian 5'10" 165 ATH 4.50
Chase Williams 6'0" 195 QB 4.80
Chris Whalen 6'0" 285 OL 5.50
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Bradshaw 6'3" 205 Senior LB 4.6 [Virginia]
George Vinson 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.7
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lines
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 29.9
2012 National Rank: #1791
2012 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2013 National Rank: #3079
2013 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1851
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 46-12 (27-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 31.9
2012 Points Against Average: 10.1
2012 Differential: +21.8
2012 Wins: #1764 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (14-13), #2295 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (23-20), #4491 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (35-0), #6537 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (35-0), #7354 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (41-21), #7495 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (37-8), #9000 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (23-7), #9185 Clarksburg (41-6), #10801 Rockville (44-0), #10896 Northwood (Silver Spring) (35-12)
2012 Losses: #987 Urbana (Ijamsville) (24-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 58-59
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Montgomery County 3A), 2010 (Montgomery County 3A), 2007 (Montgomery County 3A), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 9/12 at Northwood (Silver Spring), 9/20 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 9/27 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 10/4 at Clarksburg, 10/11 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/17 Rockville, 10/25 at Seneca Valley (Germantown), 11/1 Wheaton (Silver Spring), 11/8 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (42.1), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (30.6), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Silver Spring) (-9.4), Wheaton (Silver Spring) (-8.7), Rockville (-8.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (10.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5766
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%