GENERAL
Nickname: Chargers
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: John Lush
League: Southern Maryland - Potomac
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Robert Middleton 5'9" 170 Junior QB 4.6
Elijah Lane 6'0" 280 Senior C 5.1
Chris Thompson 5'11" 250 Senior DT/FB 4.75
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nathan Proctor 6'3" 220 Senior OLB
Malik Burns 6'2" 225 Senior OLB
James Tunstall 6'5.5" 315 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 Starting OL Return, 2 All-Conference DL Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 D1 Players To Graduation
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.2
2016 National Rank: #4224
2016 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.5
2017 National Rank: #4698
2017 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2568
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 105-55 (86-41 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 27.5
2016 Points Against Average: 11.4
2016 Differential: +16.1
2016 Wins: #3066 Patuxent (Lusby) (3-0), #7219 Westlake (Waldorf) (28-0), #7219 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (23-7), #9214 St. Charles (Waldorf) (35-6), #10303 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (41-6), #10914 La Plata (42-6), #11065 Great Mills (48-20), #11547 Leonardtown (39-0)
2016 Losses: #2681 Calvert (Prince Frederick) (17-14), #3066 Patuxent (Lusby) (28-14), #3596 North Point (Waldorf) (35-15)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-55
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southern Maryland), 2004 (Southern Maryland), 2003 (tied for 1st; Southern Maryland)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Leonardtown, 9/8 Huntingtown, 9/15 at Great Mills, 9/22 at McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret), 9/30 Patuxent (Lusby), 10/6 La Plata, 10/13 Chopticon (Morganza), 10/20 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf), 10/27 at Westlake (Waldorf), 11/3 at Calvert (Prince Frederick)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Patuxent (Lusby) (26.9), Calvert (Prince Frederick) (12.2), Chopticon (Morganza) (10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Great Mills (-24.5), Huntingtown (-24.3), Leonardtown (-20.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (4.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8841
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%