GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Wallich
League: Montgomery County 2A/3A
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye Senior
Bryan Bresee Junior
Elijah Baisden Senior
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Jurgens 6'4" 270 Senior OG
Jordan Funk 6'3" 230 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: History
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 52.2
2017 National Rank: #216
2017 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2018 National Rank: #320
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #475
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 169-23 (90-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.6
2017 Points Against Average: 7.2
2017 Differential: +33.4
2017 Wins: #290 Walkersville (7-3), #1057 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (31-7), #1918 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (42-7), #1990 Liberty (Sykesville) (35-0), #2589 Glenelg (42-7), #3305 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (41-17), #3675 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (49-7), #4002 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (40-22), #5674 Poolesville (42-0), #5737 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (42-18), #7767 Clarksburg (42-0), #8474 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (52-0), #9529 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (49-7), #11002 Rockville (54-6)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 84-67
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 (Montgomery County 3A), 2010 (Montgomery County 3A), 2007 (Montgomery County 3A), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 42
Streak List: 9/4/15 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (39-17), 9/11/15 Rockville (63-0), 9/18/15 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (42-8), 9/25/15 Poolesville (49-0), 10/2/15 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (54-6), 10/9/15 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (56-20), 10/15/15 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (63-7), 10/23/15 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (49-18), 10/30/15 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (21-3), 11/6/15 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (41-7), 11/13/15 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (44-21), 11/20/15 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (45-3), 11/27/15 Reservoir (Fulton) (48-7), 12/3/15 Dundalk (Baltimore) (55-14), 9/2/16 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (21-13), 9/9/16 Rockville (56-10), 9/16/16 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (52-14), 9/23/16 Poolesville (49-0), 10/1/16 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (49-0), 10/7/16 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (45-14), 10/14/16 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-6), 10/21/16 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (54-0), 10/28/16 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (59-21), 11/4/16 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (35-27), 11/11/16 Linganore (Frederick) (21-7), 11/18/16 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (42-21), 11/25/16 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (63-28), 12/8/16 Franklin (Reisterstown) (14-12), 9/1/17 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (41-17), 9/8/17 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (42-7), 9/15/17 Rockville (54-6), 9/22/17 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (52-0), 9/28/17 Poolesville (42-0), 10/6/17 Clarksburg (42-0), 10/13/17 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (42-18), 10/20/17 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (49-7), 10/27/17 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (40-22), 11/3/17 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (49-7), 11/10/17 Liberty (Sykesville) (35-0), 11/17/17 Walkersville (7-3), 11/24/17 Glenelg (42-7), 12/2/17 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (31-7)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/7 at Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 9/14 at Rockville, 9/21 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 9/28 at Poolesville, 10/5 Clarksburg, 10/12 at Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 10/19 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/26 vs Seneca Valley (Germantown), 11/2 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (12), Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (4.8), Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (-1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rockville (-35.6), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-29.7), Clarksburg (-20.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (22.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5844
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 89%