Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: John Kelley
League: Montgomery County 4A - East (moving from Montgomery County 4A - South)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kendall Bonner 6'0" 200 Senior QB
Tyler Terry 6'3" 230 Senior OLB
Johnny Hodges 6'1" 205 Junior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Fofie Bazzie 6'1" 180 Senior CB
Marvin Beander 5'9" 170 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 6 Of 8 Linemen

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.2
2016 National Rank: #718
2016 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.2
2017 National Rank: #1082
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.5
Dynasty National Rank: #421
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 145-28 (74-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.7
2016 Points Against Average: 13.5
2016 Differential: +25.2
2016 Wins: #2009 Annapolis (42-14), #2988 Northwest (Germantown) (24-21), #3016 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (49-23), #3325 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-7), #4543 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (59-21), #5951 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (35-0), #6627 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (52-13), #6627 Clarksburg (21-7), #7399 Gaithersburg (45-7), #8606 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (49-0), #9214 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (63-7), #9814 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (48-6)
2016 Losses: #146 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (42-7), #248 Damascus (21-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 95-60
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Montgomery County 4A - South), 2015 (Montgomery County 4A - South), 2014 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2013 (tied for 1st; Montgomery County 4A - West), 2012 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2011 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2009 (Montgomery County 3A), 2008 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2007 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A West), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 9/8 at Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 9/15 at Clarksburg, 9/22 Bullis (Potomac), 9/28 at Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring), 10/6 Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 10/13 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 10/20 at Wheaton (Silver Spring), 10/27 Northwest (Germantown), 11/3 at Gaithersburg
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bullis (Potomac) (37.4), Northwest (Germantown) (27.4), Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (11.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-28.9), Clarksburg (-5.7), Wheaton (Silver Spring) (-2.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (20.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5875
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%