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% |