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: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zac Morton 5'11" 165 RB/S 4.50
Nick Newsham 6'1" 185 WR/S 4.50
Anton Casey 6'3" 205 TE/DE 4.70

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2012 National Rank: #7354
2012 State Rank: #123
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 1.2
2013 National Rank: #7433
2013 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5249
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 29-23 (19-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 15.6
2012 Points Against Average: 16.9
2012 Differential: -1.3
2012 Wins: #8930 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (10-0), #9000 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (28-14), #9085 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (27-7), #10653 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (28-0), #11304 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (24-6)
2012 Losses: #660 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (46-3), #1791 Damascus (41-21), #4522 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (33-9), #7177 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (7-3), #7495 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (15-3)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-52
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/26/12 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (28-14), 11/2/12 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/12 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 9/21 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 9/27 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/4 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 10/11 at Damascus, 10/18 at Springbrook (Silver Spring), 10/25 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 11/1 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 11/8 at Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (42.1), Damascus (21.6), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-14.9), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-13.1), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (-3.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6194
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%