GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Wallich
League: Montgomery County 2A/3A
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ben Lokos 5'10" 190 Senior LB/RB 4.6
Michael Jurgens 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Jordan Funk 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 4.9
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 5 Starters From Dominant OL Return
Team Weaknesses: QB/RB Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 50.7
2016 National Rank: #249
2016 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -16.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 52.9
2017 National Rank: #232
2017 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #373
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 155-23 (84-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 43
2016 Points Against Average: 12.4
2016 Differential: +30.6
2016 Wins: #591 Franklin (Reisterstown) (14-12), #716 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (21-13), #919 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (42-21), #1692 Linganore (Frederick) (21-7), #2345 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (63-28), #3296 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (59-21), #3325 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-27), #4543 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-6), #6553 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (45-14), #8237 Rockville (56-10), #8317 Poolesville (49-0), #8511 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (52-14), #9730 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (49-0), #12355 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (54-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 90-65
Recent State Championships: 2016 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 (Montgomery County 3A), 2010 (Montgomery County 3A), 2007 (Montgomery County 3A), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 28
Streak List: 9/4/15 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (39-17), 9/11/15 Rockville (63-0), 9/18/15 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (42-8), 9/25/15 Poolesville (49-0), 10/2/15 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (54-6), 10/9/15 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (56-20), 10/15/15 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (63-7), 10/23/15 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (49-18), 10/30/15 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (21-3), 11/6/15 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (41-7), 11/13/15 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (44-21), 11/20/15 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (45-3), 11/27/15 Reservoir (Fulton) (48-7), 12/3/15 Dundalk (Baltimore) (55-14), 9/2/16 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (21-13), 9/9/16 Rockville (56-10), 9/16/16 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (52-14), 9/23/16 Poolesville (49-0), 10/1/16 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (49-0), 10/7/16 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (45-14), 10/14/16 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-6), 10/21/16 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (54-0), 10/28/16 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (59-21), 11/4/16 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-27), 11/11/16 Linganore (Frederick) (21-7), 11/18/16 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (42-21), 11/25/16 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (63-28), 12/8/16 Franklin (Reisterstown) (14-12)
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/8 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 9/15 Rockville, 9/22 at Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 9/29 Poolesville, 10/6 at Clarksburg, 10/13 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 10/20 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/27 at Seneca Valley (Germantown), 11/3 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (24.6), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (15.6), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (11.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-19.3), Rockville (-16.7), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-6.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (21 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7118
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%