Frederick (MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cadets Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Kevin Pirri League: Washington County (moving from Central Maryland) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kemarsh Matthews 6'3" 210 Junior TE/DE 4.7 Bryan Benjamin 6'3" 260 Senior OL/DL 4.9 Fontaine Weedon 5'10" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 12 Returning Starters, 4 Assistant Coaches With 50+ Years Combined Coaching Experience Hired, Athleticism/Size Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Football IQ RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -25.3 2016 National Rank: #12393 2016 State Rank: #198 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: -22.8 2017 National Rank: #11923 2017 State Rank: #184 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6772 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.2 Dynasty Record: 54-88 [55-87 on the field] (26-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 8th) 2016 Points For Average: 6.2 2016 Points Against Average: 50.2 2016 Differential: -44 2016 Wins: #13713 Brunswick (37-12) 2016 Losses: #340 Walkersville (64-0), #1150 Middletown (63-0), #2084 Allegany (Cumberland) (76-7), #2322 Tuscarora (Frederick) (68-12), #3376 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (44-0), #8163 Williamsport (49-0), #8511 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (44-0), #9119 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (36-0), #9214 Catoctin (Thurmont) (46-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-47 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2004 (tied for 1st; MVAL Chesapeake) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/2 at High Point (Beltsville), 9/8 Catoctin (Thurmont), 9/22 Brunswick, 9/29 at Smithsburg, 10/13 at Williamsport, 10/20 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 10/27 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 11/4 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (13.1), Williamsport (5), Catoctin (Thurmont) (-4.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (-28.8), High Point (Beltsville) (-26.2), Smithsburg (-13.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10137 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%