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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Kyle Schmitt
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Plotkin 6'0" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.25
Jack Shugars 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Brennon Dingle 5'10" 180 Junior WR/CB 4.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Abey 6'2" 195 Senior QB [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, WR, DB
Team Weaknesses: Experience At QB, Overall Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2013 National Rank: #1095
2013 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.4
2014 National Rank: #2066
2014 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 88-30 (54-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 29.5
2013 Points Against Average: 20.5
2013 Differential: +9
2013 Wins: #2112 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (35-34), #3041 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (28-21), #3183 Cape Henlopen (Lewes, DE) (44-20), #3471 St. Mary's (Annapolis) (41-14), #3705 Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda) (28-24), #3725 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (21-10), #5139 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (40-14), #10748 Delaware Valley Charter (Philadelphia, PA) (41-16)
2013 Losses: #183 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (23-12), #549 Bullis (Potomac) (21-14), #556 Gilman (Baltimore) (29-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-60
Recent State Championships: 2010 (MIAA B), 2009 (MIAA B), 2006 (MIAA B)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; MIAA B), 2007 (tied for 1st; MIAA B), 2006 (MIAA B - South), 2005 (MIAA B South)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/8/13 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (28-21), 8/30/14 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) (33-27), 9/5/14 St. Mary's (Annapolis) (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro), 9/5 at St. Mary's (Annapolis), 9/12 Bullis (Potomac), 9/19 St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/26 Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 10/2 Gilman (Baltimore), 10/11 at St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 10/17 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 10/25 at Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/31 at McDonogh (Owings Mills), 11/7 St. Mark's (Wilmington, DE)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gilman (Baltimore) (66.1), McDonogh (Owings Mills) (58.2), St. John's (Washington, DC) (57.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Annapolis) (13.1), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (18.4), Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (20.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #178
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%