GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ross Hannon
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Devin Dawkins 5'10" 170 Junior RB/SB
Ryan Kearney 6'1" 190 Senior LB
Anthony Reid 5'10.5" 170 Senior WR/FS
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Gillespie 6'0" 180 Senior K
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, LBs, DT
Team Weaknesses: DE Inexperience, Kicking Game
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2016 National Rank: #1265
2016 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 38
2017 National Rank: #874
2017 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3101
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 94-60 [93-61 on the field] (86-53 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.5
2016 Points Against Average: 10.8
2016 Differential: +21.7
2016 Wins: #3134 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (42-6), #4283 Bel Air (41-14), #4393 Long Reach (Columbia) (14-7), #4416 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (34-6), #4440 River Hill (Clarksville) (28-7), #5367 Atholton (Columbia) (55-14), #6051 Reservoir (Fulton) (28-7), #6387 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (40-6), #9891 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (47-0), #10011 Centennial (Ellicott City) (35-0), #11534 Hammond (Columbia) (39-0)
2016 Losses: #146 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (48-0), #2096 Glenelg (25-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-64
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 Glenelg, 9/8 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 9/15 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 9/22 Reservoir (Fulton), 9/28 Wilde Lake (Columbia), 10/7 at Long Reach (Columbia), 10/13 Caravel (Bear, DE), 10/13 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/20 Hammond (Columbia), 10/27 Atholton (Columbia), 11/3 at Oakland Mills (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Glenelg (32.6), Long Reach (Columbia) (16.4), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Ellicott City) (-19.6), Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-16.3), Hammond (Columbia) (-10.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (16.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6043
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72%