St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Henry Russell
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eyabi Anoma 6'5" 235 Senior DE 4.5
Leddie Brown 6'1" 205 RB 4.5
Shane Lee 6'2" 235 LB 4.6

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Jalon Jones 6-3 180 Junior QB
Darrian Dalcourt 6-4 290 Junior OT
Jaelyn Duncan 6'6" 300 Senior OT
Randy Fields 6'3" 185 Senior WR
Tyree Henry 6'5" 225 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
B'Ahmad Miller 6'3" 235 Senior SDE
Marcus Coleman 6'5" 290 Senior DT
Myles Wright 6'2" 235 Senior TE
Jordan Swann 5'10" 170 Senior CB
Sam Thomas 6'0" 225 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Strong Running Game, 4 OL Starters Return, Defensive Front 7 Speed
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 59.5
2016 National Rank: #87
2016 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +9.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 74.3
2017 National Rank: #24
2017 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3232
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 58.1
Dynasty Record: 46-48 (23-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 26.9
2016 Points Against Average: 19.9
2016 Differential: +7
2016 Wins: #98 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (32-29), #123 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (34-20), #126 South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC) (28-23), #318 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (28-21), #509 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (34-20), #753 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (14-0), #1538 Gilman (Baltimore) (28-16), #1773 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (28-26), #2775 Avalon (Gaithersburg) (30-8), #8264 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (47-0)
2016 Losses: #4 IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (38-0), #34 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (38-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-56
Recent State Championships: 2012 (MIAA C), 2011 (MIAA C)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2012 (MIAA C)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 vs Canada Prep Football Academy (St. Catharines, Ontario), 9/1 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA), 9/15 at Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ), 9/22 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 9/29 at Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/6 McDonogh (Owings Mills), 10/13 Gilman (Baltimore), 10/20 at Archbishop Spalding (Severn), 10/27 vs Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: McDonogh (Owings Mills) (68.6), Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (66.4), Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) (65.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (33.6), Gilman (Baltimore) (40.3), Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (43.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 46.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #42
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46%