Chopticon (Morganza, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Black/Scarlet
Coach: Tony Lisanti
League: Southern Maryland - Chesapeake
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Snyder 6'4" 200 WR/LB
Isaiah Smith 6'3" 180 Senior WR/CB
A.J. Hunt 6'3" 190 QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Many Key Defenders To Replace

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.2
2016 National Rank: #5084
2016 State Rank: #75
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.7
2017 National Rank: #4871
2017 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4829
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 75-67 (68-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.7
2016 Points Against Average: 12.6
2016 Differential: +17.1
2016 Wins: #7219 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (21-7), #8630 Northern (Owings) (48-20), #9214 St. Charles (Waldorf) (35-8), #10303 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (27-6), #10625 Huntingtown (27-3), #10914 La Plata (41-21), #11065 Great Mills (40-6), #11547 Leonardtown (37-0)
2016 Losses: #3066 Patuxent (Lusby) (29-21), #3596 North Point (Waldorf) (26-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-63
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/28/16 Leonardtown (37-0), 11/4/16 Great Mills (40-6)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 Oxon Hill, 9/8 at La Plata, 9/15 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf), 9/22 at Northern (Owings), 9/29 St. Charles (Waldorf), 10/6 Leonardtown, 10/13 at Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head), 10/20 at Huntingtown, 10/27 Great Mills, 11/3 at North Point (Waldorf)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oxon Hill (37.4), North Point (Waldorf) (29.5), Lackey [Henry E.] (Indian Head) (11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Great Mills (-24.5), Huntingtown (-24.3), Leonardtown (-20.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7806
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%