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GENERAL
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Sean Sandora
League: MIAA B
Playoff Division: MIAA B
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Stevon Brown 6'4" 285 Senior OL
Seth Boyd 5'11" 210 Senior LB 5.0
Isaiah McGirt 6'1" 225 Senior LB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Interior Line, LBs, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2016 National Rank: #4421
2016 State Rank: #68
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2017 National Rank: #4564
2017 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2744
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 98-53 (54-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.6
2016 Points Against Average: 23.1
2016 Differential: -1.5
2016 Wins: #3834 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (27-6), #4802 St. Mary's (Annapolis) (27-24), #6134 Edmondson-Westside (Baltimore) (31-14), #7506 Carroll [John] (Bel Air) (35-33), #8900 St. Paul's (Brooklandville) (39-6)
2016 Losses: #931 Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel) (35-17), #1773 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (40-0), #2322 Tuscarora (Frederick) (26-23), #3521 Boys Latin (Baltimore) (35-7), #5770 Severn (Severna Park) (12-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-55
Recent State Championships: 2014
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 Carroll [John] (Bel Air) (35-33)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Linganore (Frederick), 9/8 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 9/16 Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 9/22 Boys Latin (Baltimore), 9/29 at Severn (Severna Park), 10/6 St. Paul's (Brooklandville), 10/13 at St. Mary's (Annapolis), 10/21 Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel), 10/27 at St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown), 11/3 at Carroll [John] (Bel Air)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pallotti [St. Vincent] (Laurel) (42.6), Linganore (Frederick) (39.1), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll [John] (Bel Air) (-4.7), Severn (Severna Park) (0.3), St. Paul's (Brooklandville) (3.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1548
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%