Patuxent (Lusby, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Green
Coach: Steve Crounse
League: Southern Maryland
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Massengill 6'1" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Greg Leonard 5'9" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Tim Nickisch 6'2" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Skill Position Players, Great Overall Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Must Find A Starting QB, Replacing Inside LBs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24.7
2014 National Rank: #2654
2014 State Rank: #43
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2015 National Rank: #2941
2015 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2103
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 89-44 [91-42 on the field] (79-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.2
2014 Points Against Average: 25.9
2014 Differential: +7.3
2014 Wins: #3243 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (60-41), #4008 Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head) (49-21), #4299 Huntingtown (27-7), #6029 Northern (Owings) (44-29), #6165 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (58-25), #7865 Calvert (Prince Frederick) (28-20), #8730 La Plata (36-20), #12179 St. Charles (Waldorf) (69-0)
2014 Losses: #309 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (57-19), #1075 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (25-0), #1570 North Point (Waldorf) (47-6), #3766 Chopticon (Morganza) (19-2)
2014 Opponents W-L: 78-53
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Huntingtown (39-6), 9/11/15 Northern (Owings) (28-14), 9/18/15 Great Mills (43-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Huntingtown, 9/11 Northern (Owings), 9/18 at Great Mills, 9/25 La Plata, 10/2 at Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head), 10/9 Calvert (Prince Frederick), 10/16 at McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret), 10/23 Chopticon (Morganza), 10/30 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf), 11/6 at Westlake (Waldorf)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (28.4), Chopticon (Morganza) (17), Huntingtown (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Great Mills (-13.3), La Plata (-10.5), McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (-5.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (18.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6143
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%