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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Polce
League: Central Maryland (moving from Monocacy Valley - Piedmont)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chad Gleason 5'7" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Jacob Wetzel 5'11" 195 Junior WR/SS 4.65
Ethan Parrish 6'1" 265 Junior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Overall Team Speed On Defense, Experience Returning On Offense
Team Weaknesses: DL Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2015 National Rank: #1892
2015 State Rank: #34
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.3
2016 National Rank: #1296
2016 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4481
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 74-67 (31-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 31.6
2015 Points Against Average: 13.3
2015 Differential: +18.3
2015 Wins: #2472 North Caroline (Ridgely) (17-15), #2614 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (26-14), #2721 South Carroll (Sykesville) (17-14), #5655 Liberty (Sykesville) (41-6), #5697 Middletown (21-7), #5780 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (35-29), #7530 Catoctin (Thurmont) (27-0), #8358 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (48-8), #10410 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge) (56-12), #12022 Frederick (62-6), #13241 Brunswick (54-13)
2015 Losses: #1170 Linganore (Frederick) (7-6), #1443 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (34-13), #1601 Patuxent (Lusby) (21-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 85-66
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2011 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley - Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (29-8)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 9/9 at Liberty (Sykesville), 9/16 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge), 9/23 at Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/30 Linganore (Frederick), 10/7 Catoctin (Thurmont), 10/14 at Oakdale (Ijamsville), 10/21 at Brunswick, 10/28 at Frederick, 11/4 at Middletown
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Linganore (Frederick) (26.6), Oakdale (Ijamsville) (24.6), Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (-30.7), Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge) (-22), Frederick (-20.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (14.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7289
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58%