GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Rick Conner
League: Montgomery County 2A/3A
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Davon Butler 5'8" 195 Sophomore RB/DB 4.4
Alec Stores 6'3" 225 Senior OL/OLB 4.9
Noll Stieren 5'9" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.56
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Fleagle 6'2" 265 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Secondary
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2015 National Rank: #1170
2015 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2016 National Rank: #2227
2016 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34.3
Dynasty National Rank: #471
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 122-31 (58-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 35
2015 Points Against Average: 11.1
2015 Differential: +23.9
2015 Wins: #1443 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (21-20), #1892 Walkersville (7-6), #2756 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (38-20), #3237 Tuscarora (Frederick) (22-13), #4836 Urbana (Ijamsville) (35-0), #5697 Middletown (29-7), #5780 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (52-6), #6233 Westminster (55-14), #7735 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (50-0), #9511 Indian River (Dagsboro, DE) (49-6)
2015 Losses: #878 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (30-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 64-52
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2009 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont Black), 2008 (Monocacy Valley - Chesapeake), 2007 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley - Chesapeake), 2006 (Monocacy Valley - Chesapeake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley Chesapeake), 2004 (tied for 1st; MVAL Chesapeake)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 9/9 at Indian River (Dagsboro, DE), 9/16 Middletown, 9/23 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 9/30 at Walkersville, 10/7 Oakdale (Ijamsville), 10/14 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/21 Westminster, 10/28 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 11/4 at Urbana (Ijamsville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Walkersville (34.3), Tuscarora (Frederick) (27.6), Oakdale (Ijamsville) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Indian River (Dagsboro, DE) (-8.4), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (-0.3), Westminster (6.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (18.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3041
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%