Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Tyree Spinner
League: Freelance (moving from Capital Area)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trevon Diggs 6'2" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.49
Izayah Taylor 6'2" 240 Senior ILB/DT 4.8
Joseph Maddox 6'3" 190 Senior ATH/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Athletic Skill Positions, Have Many Transfers/Newcomers
Team Weaknesses: Need To Add Line Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 10.8
2014 National Rank: #5392
2014 State Rank: #89
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2015 National Rank: #3491
2015 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9541
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 39-26 (20-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 27.1
2014 Points Against Average: 11.8
2014 Differential: +15.3
2014 Wins: #9394 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (47-0), #9883 Potomac School (McLean, VA) (33-0), #10275 St. John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown) (35-6), #11157 Perry Street Prep (Washington, DC) (38-0), #11548 Maryland Christian (Bel Air) (2-0), #13451 Chavez [Cesar] (Washington, DC) (36-6), #14166 National Collegiate Prep (Washington, DC) (40-0)
2014 Losses: #776 Bullis (Potomac) (34-12), #2946 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) (33-20), #2946 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) (28-15), #4063 Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel) (23-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-44
Recent State Championships: 2011 (CAFC), 2010 (CAFC)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Capital Area), 2011 (Capital Area)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) (21-11)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 at St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 8/29 Colonial Beach (VA), 9/4 at St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ), 9/11 at Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel), 9/18 at Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA), 9/25 at Bullis (Potomac), 10/3 at Woodberry Forest (VA), 10/10 at Fort Hill (Cumberland), 10/17 at Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro), 10/24 Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, VA), 10/30 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar), 11/7 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Woodberry Forest (VA) (57.6), St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) (56.5), Bullis (Potomac) (53.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (-5.1), Colonial Beach (VA) (10.9), Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel) (19.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (0 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +38.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #377
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-9
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%