GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Kevin Lynott
League: Monocacy Valley - Piedmont
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Will McClain 6'5" 300 OL/DL 5.10 [Maryland]
Nick Welch 5'10" 185 RB/LB 4.50
Peter Heon 6'2" 220 FB/DE 4.80
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ricky Leonard 6'7" 250 Senior DE 4.7 [Florida State]
Justin Falcinelli 6'5" 300 Senior OL [Clemson]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Balanced Offense
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 53.5
2013 National Rank: #198
2013 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 43.2
2014 National Rank: #474
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1177
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 106-32 (48-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 14-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.8
2013 Points Against Average: 7.1
2013 Differential: +31.7
2013 Wins: #305 Linganore (Frederick) (42-7), #672 Patuxent (Lusby) (17-3), #915 Urbana (Ijamsville) (14-7), #1961 Kent Island (Stevensville) (31-7), #2015 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (51-14), #2050 Westminster (19-14), #2200 South Carroll (Sykesville) (42-14), #3234 Tuscarora (Frederick) (27-0), #3354 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (49-14), #5929 Boonsboro (55-13), #6440 Poolesville (45-6), #6681 Walkersville (42-0), #7649 Frederick (47-0), #10005 Winters Mill (Westminster) (62-0)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-63
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Blue), 2008, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Westminster, 9/12 Winters Mill (Westminster), 9/19 at Boonsboro, 9/26 at Walkersville, 10/2 Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/10 at Frederick, 10/17 Urbana (Ijamsville), 10/24 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 10/31 at Linganore (Frederick), 11/7 at Oakdale (Ijamsville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Linganore (Frederick) (52.2), Urbana (Ijamsville) (39.3), Oakdale (Ijamsville) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Winters Mill (Westminster) (-8.5), Walkersville (0.6), Frederick (1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 (22.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2304
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%