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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Polce
League: Central Maryland
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Wetzel 5'11" 205 Senior RB/SS 4.61
Ethan Parrish 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Josh Polce 6'3" 200 Senior WR/FS 4.64

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.9
2016 National Rank: #341
2016 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 54.4
2017 National Rank: #199
2017 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3733
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 40.1
Dynasty Record: 88-67 (38-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.3
2016 Points Against Average: 3.6
2016 Differential: +31.7
2016 Wins: #919 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (14-7), #1150 Middletown (20-7), #1150 Middletown (27-3), #1692 Linganore (Frederick) (27-0), #2398 Elkton (33-6), #2593 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore) (12-7), #3044 Liberty (Sykesville) (35-0), #3376 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (29-8), #3932 Century (Sykesville) (48-7), #6553 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (28-0), #9214 Catoctin (Thurmont) (48-6), #10895 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge) (48-0), #12385 Frederick (64-0), #13713 Brunswick (61-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-68
Recent State Championships: 2016
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2011 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley - Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 14
Streak List: 9/2/16 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (29-8), 9/9/16 Liberty (Sykesville) (35-0), 9/16/16 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge) (48-0), 9/23/16 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (28-0), 9/30/16 Linganore (Frederick) (27-0), 10/7/16 Catoctin (Thurmont) (48-6), 10/14/16 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (14-7), 10/21/16 Brunswick (61-0), 10/28/16 Frederick (64-0), 11/4/16 Middletown (27-3), 11/11/16 Century (Sykesville) (48-7), 11/18/16 Middletown (20-7), 11/25/16 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore) (12-7), 12/10/16 Elkton (33-6)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at New Era Academy (Baltimore), 9/8 Liberty (Sykesville), 9/15 at Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 9/22 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 9/28 at Linganore (Frederick), 10/13 at Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/20 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/27 Oakdale (Ijamsville), 11/3 at Middletown
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Linganore (Frederick) (39.1), Middletown (37.9), Oakdale (Ijamsville) (30)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Era Academy (Baltimore) (-38.7), North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (-8.3), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (11.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (16.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2994
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%