Wheaton (Silver Spring, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Scarlet/Gold
Coach: Ernest Williams
League: Montgomery County 2A/3A
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
DeQuawne Mitchell 5'6" 145 Senior DB/WR
Delantae Henderson-Feist 6'2" 225 Senior LB/RB
Shavon Cameron 5'9" 140 Sophomore ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Returning, Entire Secondary Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB/RB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2015 National Rank: #7256
2015 State Rank: #121
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3
2016 National Rank: #7105
2016 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10868
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 44-88 [43-89 on the field] (16-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 7th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.1
2015 Points Against Average: 24.3
2015 Differential: -9.2
2015 Wins: #7282 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (12-7), #7298 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (22-14), #8871 Rockville (22-14), #11227 Northwood (Silver Spring) (20-14), #11473 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (22-7), #12502 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (27-6)
2015 Losses: #132 Damascus (54-6), #878 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (50-6), #2388 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (50-24), #6949 Poolesville (7-6), #7282 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (33-0), #8358 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (36-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-71
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 9/9 at Poolesville, 9/17 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/23 at Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 10/1 Damascus, 10/8 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring), 10/14 at Seneca Valley (Germantown), 10/22 Northwood (Silver Spring), 10/28 at Rockville, 11/4 vs Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Damascus (50.8), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (33.1), Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-20.4), Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (-15), Northwood (Silver Spring) (-6.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (7.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6275
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 8th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%