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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Coach: Mike Neubeiser
League: Montgomery County 4A - South (moving from Montgomery County 4A - North)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Deandre Jules 6'4" 245 Junior DE/TE
Juwon Farri 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB
Alphonso Foray 6'1" 195 Senior WR/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Line Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2016 National Rank: #2989
2016 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.4
2017 National Rank: #1935
2017 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1512
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 108-55 (53-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 33.4
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +13.5
2016 Wins: #3016 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (46-13), #3296 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (35-23), #4543 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-13), #6627 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (53-18), #6627 Clarksburg (41-10), #7399 Gaithersburg (27-6), #8606 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (40-6)
2016 Losses: #716 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (24-21), #2954 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (38-13), #3016 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (28-13), #3325 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (40-36)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-42
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013, 2004 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Montgomery County 4A - North), 2015 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/8 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 9/15 Seneca Valley (Germantown), 9/22 at Gaithersburg, 9/28 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 10/6 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 10/13 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 10/20 at Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/27 at Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 11/3 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (52.4), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (35.2), Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-6.9), Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (-5.6), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (-1.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (16.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%