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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Polce
League: Monocacy Valley - Piedmont
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 1-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brendan Cassels 6'3" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.20
Everett Polzin 6'1" 240 Senior FB/DL 5.10
Brad Wolfe 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2013 National Rank: #6681
2013 State Rank: #111
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2014 National Rank: #7514
2014 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5169
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 58-59 (26-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 18.4
2013 Points Against Average: 32.9
2013 Differential: -14.5
2013 Wins: #7649 Frederick (35-26), #10101 Liberty (Sykesville) (55-7)
2013 Losses: #198 Middletown (42-0), #305 Linganore (Frederick) (42-7), #915 Urbana (Ijamsville) (42-24), #2015 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (36-0), #3234 Tuscarora (Frederick) (49-14), #3354 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (27-6), #3904 Catoctin (Thurmont) (33-28), #5929 Boonsboro (25-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Boonsboro (24-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Boonsboro, 9/12 at Liberty (Sykesville), 9/19 Catoctin (Thurmont), 9/26 Middletown, 10/2 at Urbana (Ijamsville), 10/10 at Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 10/17 Linganore (Frederick), 10/24 Oakdale (Ijamsville), 10/31 at Frederick, 11/7 at Tuscarora (Frederick)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Linganore (Frederick) (52.2), Middletown (46), Urbana (Ijamsville) (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Sykesville) (-9.4), Frederick (1), Boonsboro (8.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1429
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%