Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Poets
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Lawrence Smith
League: Baltimore City I (moving from Baltimore City Division 2A)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dae'lun Darien 6'4" 205 Senior ATH 4.6

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2015 National Rank: #2732
2015 State Rank: #47
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2016 National Rank: #2904
2016 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1023
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 148-27 (84-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.2
2015 Points Against Average: 13.3
2015 Differential: +18.9
2015 Wins: #3808 Eastern Tech (Baltimore) (28-14), #4159 Patterson (Baltimore) (20-8), #5578 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (44-12), #6072 Dover (DE) (50-28), #7140 City College (Baltimore) (36-6), #8171 Poly (Baltimore) (48-20), #10111 Digital Harbor (Baltimore) (34-0), #12277 Northwestern (Baltimore) (42-0), #12636 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (48-18)
2015 Losses: #1601 Patuxent (Lusby) (17-8), #2843 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (20-14), #4159 Patterson (Baltimore) (16-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 76-56
Recent State Championships: 2012 (1A), 2011 (1A), 2010 (1A), 2008 (1A), 2007 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2004 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Baltimore City Division I), 2012 (Baltimore City Division I), 2010 (tied for 1st; Baltimore City Division I), 2009 (tied for 1st; Baltimore City Division I), 2008 (Baltimore City Division I), 2007 (Baltimore City Division I), 2005 (tied for 1st; Baltimore City Division I), 2004 (Baltimore City Division I)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Gilman (Baltimore), 9/9 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore), 9/16 at Patterson (Baltimore), 9/23 Poly (Baltimore), 9/30 at Boys Latin (Baltimore), 10/7 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore), 10/14 at City College (Baltimore), 10/20 Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore), 10/28 at Digital Harbor (Baltimore), 11/4 at Douglass [Frederick] (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gilman (Baltimore) (65), Boys Latin (Baltimore) (36.4), Douglass [Frederick] (Baltimore) (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Carver Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (-24.9), Poly (Baltimore) (-7.4), Digital Harbor (Baltimore) (-5.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (9.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3664
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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