Gaithersburg (MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Kreg Kephart League: Montgomery County 4A - West Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kamonte Carter 6'4" 245 Senior DE 4.80 [Penn State] Lee Ervin 6'2" 205 Junior LB/WR 4.60 Clayton Lipscomb 6'2" 265 Senior OL/DL D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Solomon Vault 5'10" 190 Senior ATH 4.5 [Northwestern] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Talented Junior Class Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2013 National Rank: #2478 2013 State Rank: #42 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 17 2014 National Rank: #3709 2014 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2897 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 66-52 (41-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 24.2 2013 Points Against Average: 14.1 2013 Differential: +10.1 2013 Wins: #364 Northwest (Germantown) (26-6), #3819 Clarksburg (24-7), #4600 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (20-14), #4677 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (32-7), #7766 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (28-0), #10503 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (6-3), #12271 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (40-6), #12670 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (43-0) 2013 Losses: #364 Northwest (Germantown) (36-7), #856 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (41-6), #989 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (35-34) 2013 Opponents W-L: 70-55 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 9/12 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/19 Clarksburg, 9/26 at Northwest (Germantown), 10/2 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/10 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 10/17 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 10/24 at Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 11/1 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 11/7 at Paint Branch (Burtonsville) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Germantown) (55.2), Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (33.8), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (30.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-26.7), Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-16.1), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (-4.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (17.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3862 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |