Gilman (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Biff Poggi
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ellison Jordan 6'2" 265 Senior DT 4.75
Devery Hamilton 6'7" 285 Senior T 5.0
Stephen Spanellis 6'6" 315 Senior T 5.3

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Antonio Dupree 5'10" 220 Senior RB
Wes Mehl 6'4" 265 Senior OG
Dorian Maddox 5'9" 195 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kai Locksley 6'3" 185 Senior ATH
Jelani Roberts 5'8" 155 Senior WR 4.4
Alonzo Mayo 5'10" 170 Senior DB
Robert Branch 6'1" 180 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Entire Front 7 Defensively, All 5 Starting OL Are Back, Top 3 RBs Return
Team Weaknesses: Only 1 Returner In Secondary

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 56.5
2014 National Rank: #143
2014 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 68.2
2015 National Rank: #37
2015 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 44.6
Dynasty National Rank: #101
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 85-33 (48-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 32.6
2014 Points Against Average: 18
2014 Differential: +14.6
2014 Wins: #194 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (20-0), #532 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (38-14), #916 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (42-16), #961 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (35-7), #1538 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (42-27), #2119 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (69-40), #2556 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (43-0), #7628 Anacostia (Washington, DC) (49-0)
2014 Losses: #3 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (38-7), #24 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (35-0), #150 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (21-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-52
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (36-29), 9/11/15 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton) (42-14), 9/19/15 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (41-17)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 vs St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 9/4 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 9/11 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton), 9/19 at Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ), 9/25 at Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/2 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 10/9 at St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 10/16 Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 10/23 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC), 10/30 Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 11/7 at McDonogh (Owings Mills)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (71.4), St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (66.3), Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (58.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (27.8), Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (31.3), Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (32.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 46.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #36
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%