Northwest (Germantown, MD) previews home 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% |