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% |