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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Coach: Mike Neubeiser
League: Montgomery County 4A - West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Pierce 6'0" 185 Junior QB 4.91
Troy Lefeged 5'10" 165 Senior FS/WR 4.48
Martin Foray 5'10" 180 Junior CB/RB 4.46

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 47.7
2013 National Rank: #364
2013 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 50
2014 National Rank: #227
2014 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1932
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.3
Dynasty Record: 79-46 (44-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 34
2013 Points Against Average: 16.4
2013 Differential: +17.6
2013 Wins: #701 Suitland (Forestville) (33-16), #856 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (35-21), #856 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (28-20), #989 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (31-28), #989 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (55-36), #2478 Gaithersburg (36-7), #3479 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (20-13), #4129 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (35-18), #4600 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (39-17), #8997 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (34-13), #9977 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (50-0), #12271 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (61-0)
2013 Losses: #2478 Gaithersburg (26-6), #3819 Clarksburg (14-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 99-58
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2004 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003 (Montgomery County 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 7
Streak List: 11/1/13 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (35-21), 11/8/13 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (35-18), 11/15/13 Gaithersburg (36-7), 11/22/13 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (28-20), 11/29/13 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (55-36), 12/6/13 Suitland (Forestville) (33-16), 9/5/14 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (43-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 9/12 at Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 9/19 at Seneca Valley (Germantown), 9/26 Gaithersburg, 10/2 at Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 10/10 Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 10/17 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/24 at Clarksburg, 11/1 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 11/7 Springbrook (Silver Spring)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (33.8), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (30.1), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (19.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-16.1), Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (-7.1), Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (-4.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (24.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3862
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%