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GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Butch Schaffer
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 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
Wande Owens 5'11" 185 Senior RB 4.6
Tyler Reiff 5'10" 180 Senior LB 4.8
Sam Alsheimer 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 21.7
2017 National Rank: #2589
2017 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 11.6
2018 National Rank: #1845
2018 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3088
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 111-55 [110-56 on the field] (101-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 18.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18.7
2017 Differential: 0
2017 Wins: #2075 River Hill (Clarksville) (14-6), #3884 Stone [Thomas] (Waldorf) (27-18), #4481 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (21-17), #4651 Reservoir (Fulton) (35-18), #5992 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (49-28), #7043 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (24-21), #9053 Hammond (Columbia) (23-6), #9279 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (24-0)
2017 Losses: #216 Damascus (42-7), #911 Howard (Ellicott City) (34-0), #2075 River Hill (Clarksville) (20-0), #4149 Atholton (Columbia) (14-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-52
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 9/7 Howard (Ellicott City), 9/14 at Oakland Mills (Columbia), 9/21 Reservoir (Fulton), 9/28 at Atholton (Columbia), 10/5 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 10/12 Long Reach (Columbia), 10/19 River Hill (Clarksville), 10/26 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 11/2 Wilde Lake (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Ellicott City) (15.8), Atholton (Columbia) (5.5), River Hill (Clarksville) (1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-31.7), Reservoir (Fulton) (-15.8), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (-15)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (22.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3979
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%