Gilman (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Biff Poggi
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kai Locksley 6'4" 200 Senior QB 4.61 [Florida State]
Robert Branch 6'2" 205 Senior SS/WR 4.62
Jelani Roberts 5'8" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.39 [Northwestern]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Melvin Keihn 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.5 [Virginia Tech]
Troy Vincent 5'10" 175 Senior DB [NC State]
Sheldon Johnson 6'3" 270 Senior OL [Army]
Chibuzo Ukandu 6'3" 250 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2013 National Rank: #556
2013 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +14.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 59.5
2014 National Rank: #76
2014 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 43.5
Dynasty National Rank: #115
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.6
Dynasty Record: 77-30 (43-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 27.2
2013 Points Against Average: 17.9
2013 Differential: +9.3
2013 Wins: #413 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (20-14), #1095 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (29-21), #2112 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (35-14), #3041 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (37-9), #3725 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (33-0), #5139 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (42-6), #7428 Anacostia (Washington, DC) (56-6)
2013 Losses: #48 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (28-0), #183 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (37-6), #184 Manatee (Bradenton, FL) (44-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/31 at St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 9/6 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ), 9/12 Anacostia (Washington, DC), 9/19 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 9/26 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 10/2 at Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 10/10 Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/17 Friendship Academy Engineering & Tech (Baltimore), 10/25 at Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 10/31 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 11/8 McDonogh (Owings Mills)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (91.9), McDonogh (Owings Mills) (58.2), Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (55.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Friendship Academy Engineering & Tech (Baltimore) (-15.9), Anacostia (Washington, DC) (-10.1), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (18.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #377
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%