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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Kevin Lynott
League: Monocacy Valley - Piedmont
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brad Rinehart 6'0.5" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.70
Justin Falcinelli 6'4" 300 Senior T/DT 5.20 [Clemson]
Ricky Leonard 6'7.5" 260 Senior TE/DE 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong/Veteran Lines, QB Experience, Coming Off State Championship
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule, Replacing Top RB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 53.4
2012 National Rank: #176
2012 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 49.3
2013 National Rank: #227
2013 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 35.7
Dynasty National Rank: #642
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.4
Dynasty Record: 55-12 (22-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 14-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 38.7
2012 Points Against Average: 10.3
2012 Differential: +28.4
2012 Wins: #809 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (30-12), #987 Urbana (Ijamsville) (41-20), #1209 Walkersville (41-8), #1209 Walkersville (31-6), #2498 Frederick (28-25), #2558 Elkton (45-0), #3734 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (31-7), #3749 Brunswick (35-6), #4133 South Carroll (Sykesville) (37-14), #4133 South Carroll (Sykesville) (38-0), #4731 Linganore (Frederick) (36-7), #6113 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (56-19), #7883 Catoctin (Thurmont) (49-13), #9118 Tuscarora (Frederick) (44-7)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 92-67
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Blue), 2008, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 22
Streak List: 10/13/11 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (49-12), 10/21/11 Tuscarora (Frederick) (55-13), 10/28/11 Linganore (Frederick) (33-0), 11/4/11 Walkersville (32-25), 11/11/11 Williamsport (42-7), 11/18/11 Walkersville (27-21), 11/25/11 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (48-8), 12/3/11 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (43-6), 8/31/12 Catoctin (Thurmont) (49-13), 9/7/12 Brunswick (35-6), 9/14/12 South Carroll (Sykesville) (37-14), 9/21/12 Frederick (28-25), 9/28/12 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (56-19), 10/5/12 Urbana (Ijamsville) (41-20), 10/12/12 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (31-7), 10/19/12 Tuscarora (Frederick) (44-7), 10/26/12 Linganore (Frederick) (36-7), 11/2/12 Walkersville (31-6), 11/9/12 South Carroll (Sykesville) (38-0), 11/16/12 Walkersville (41-8), 11/23/12 Elkton (45-0), 12/1/12 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (30-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Westminster, 9/12 at Winters Mill (Westminster), 9/20 Boonsboro, 9/27 Walkersville, 10/4 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/11 Frederick, 10/18 at Urbana (Ijamsville), 10/25 at Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 11/1 Linganore (Frederick), 11/8 Oakdale (Ijamsville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Urbana (Ijamsville) (37.2), Westminster (33), Walkersville (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscarora (Frederick) (-4.7), Winters Mill (Westminster) (-0.1), Oakdale (Ijamsville) (7.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (22.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2936
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 89%