Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Coach: Tyree Spinner
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: none

D1 PROSPECTS
Noah Taylor 6'4.5" 180 Senior OLB
Jermaine Waller 6'2" 170 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Axel Nyembwe 6'2" 310 Senior DT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2016 National Rank: #2789
2016 State Rank: #38
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.2
2017 National Rank: #2252
2017 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7161
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22
Dynasty Record: 46-42 (20-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-10
2016 League Record/Finish:  
2016 Points For Average: 13.8
2016 Points Against Average: 30.3
2016 Differential: -16.5
2016 Wins: #1146 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) (26-6), #9946 National Christian Academy (Fort Washington) (26-0)
2016 Losses: #10 DeMatha (Hyattsville) (55-20), #87 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (30-8), #98 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (49-0), #129 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (40-16), #242 Woodberry Forest (VA) (40-14), #407 Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) (34-8), #471 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (9-8), #509 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (45-16), #753 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (34-6), #3834 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington, VA) (21-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 95-39
Recent State Championships: 2011 (CAFC), 2010 (CAFC)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Capital Area), 2011 (Capital Area)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Ballou (Washington, DC), 9/1 at DeMatha (Hyattsville), 9/8 at Sulphur Springs (TX), 9/15 at Bullis (Potomac), 9/23 at Gonzaga (Washington, DC), 10/6 Kingsman Academy (Washington, DC), 10/20 St. Joseph's (Ottawa, Ontario), 10/27 Benedictine (Richmond, VA), 11/2 at St. James (Hagerstown), 11/3 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 11/10 at St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: DeMatha (Hyattsville) (78.4), Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (62.8), Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (43.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. James (Hagerstown) (7.9), Ballou (Washington, DC) (15.9), Sulphur Springs (TX) (18.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #512
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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