Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Rich Holzer
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam James 5'10" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.65
Keyshawn Hailey 6'2" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.55
Matt McDonald 6'4" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Experienced Skill Position Players, Line Size
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 44.3
2016 National Rank: #511
2016 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 43.8
2017 National Rank: #538
2017 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1271
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.1
Dynasty Record: 63-78 (24-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 32.6
2016 Points Against Average: 19.2
2016 Differential: +13.4
2016 Wins: #753 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (17-7), #1538 Gilman (Baltimore) (34-20), #1773 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (55-14), #2530 St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) (34-7), #2775 Avalon (Gaithersburg) (45-16), #8264 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (57-0), #11937 Capitol Christian Academy (Landover) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #87 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (34-20), #98 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (55-20), #123 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (35-14), #190 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (23-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 55-70
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 at St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown), 9/2 at Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, NY), 9/8 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 9/16 St. Joseph's (Ottawa, Ontario), 9/23 at Gilman (Baltimore), 9/29 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 10/7 Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/21 McDonogh (Owings Mills), 10/27 vs St. Frances Academy (Baltimore), 11/4 Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (74.3), McDonogh (Owings Mills) (68.6), Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (65.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, NY) (5), St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) (29.2), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (33.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #90
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%