DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Stags
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Elijah Brooks
League: Washington Catholic
State (Plays In): District of Columbia
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
JaWhaun Bentley 6'3" 255 Senior LB 4.60
John Lovett 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.60
Jamal Robinson 5'9" 180 Senior DB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Brock Ruble 6'9" 320 Senior OL
Taiwan Deal 6'2" 225 Senior RB [Wisconsin]
Mark Allen 5'8" 185 Senior RB [Penn State]
Chris Jones 6'2" 175 Senior WR
Cameron Phillips 6'1" 170 Senior WR [Virginia Tech]
Deonte Holden 6'4" 220 Senior DE [North Carolina State]
Spencer Kleinrichert 6'2" 215 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brian Charles 6'0" 185 Senior CB [Towson]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Explosive Skill Position Players, Outscored Opponents An Average Of 32-9 Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Must Fill Holes On Lines, Special Teams

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 52.7
2012 National Rank: #196
2012 State Rank: #5 (in MD)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +21.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: 82.9
2013 National Rank: #2
2013 State Rank: #1 (in MD)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 44.7
Dynasty National Rank: #213
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 38.2
Dynasty Record: 45-13 (27-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 35
2012 Points Against Average: 12.5
2012 Differential: +22.5
2012 Wins: #386 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (40-27), #468 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (23-14), #1251 St. John's (Washington, DC) (40-7), #1792 Hillside (Durham, NC) (52-14), #2291 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (47-0), #2607 Bishop McNamara (Forestville) (47-12), #2865 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (41-10), #4461 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington, DC) (34-0), #7050 Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) (62-0)
2012 Losses: #43 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (26-14), #43 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (13-10), #386 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (27-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 84-48
Recent State Championships: 2008 (WCAC), 2007 (WCAC), 2006 (WCAC), 2005 (WCAC), 2004 (WCAC), 2003 (WCAC)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/24/13 Phoebus (Hampton, VA) (24-20)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/24 at Phoebus (Hampton, VA), 9/2 Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee, FL), 9/7 at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ), 9/13 vs St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 9/21 at St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/27 vs Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 10/5 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA), 10/12 at Bishop McNamara (Forestville), 10/18 Gonzaga (Washington, DC), 11/2 at Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) (72.1), Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (64.3), Godby [Amos P.] (Tallahassee, FL) (62.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) (-0.4), Bishop McNamara (Forestville) (22.2), St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (23.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 (38.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #68
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%