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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulls
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Ric Evans
League: Baltimore County I (moving from Baltimore County II)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Arigbamu 6'3" 175 Senior RB
Joe Arigbamu 6'3" 170 Senior WR
Sean Roper 5'11" 250 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning All 4 Starting DBs
Team Weaknesses: Lost Both Starting LBs, 4 Of 5 OL Graduated

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 4
2017 National Rank: #5955
2017 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -17
2018 National Rank: #7185
2018 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3284
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.7
Dynasty Record: 132-43 (102-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 31.3
2017 Points Against Average: 22.2
2017 Differential: +9.1
2017 Wins: #6555 Chesapeake (Baltimore) (22-20), #7873 Kenwood (Baltimore) (29-21), #8467 New Town (Owings Mills) (56-36), #8774 Randallstown (37-34), #10031 Forest Park (Baltimore) (44-13), #10379 Sparrows Point (Baltimore) (43-7), #11523 Western Tech & Environmental Science (Baltimore) (38-0), #13182 Owings Mills (42-8)
2017 Losses: #1057 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (43-0), #6280 Overlea (Baltimore) (26-20), #8153 Eastern Tech (Baltimore) (26-20), #8359 North Harford (Pylesville) (32-25)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-59
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Baltimore County 2A/1A), 2014 (tied for 1st; Baltimore County Division I), 2013 (Baltimore County Division I), 2010 (Baltimore County 4A/3A), 2009 (Baltimore County 4A/3A), 2008 (Baltimore County 4A/3A), 2007 (Baltimore County 4A/3A), 2006 (Baltimore County 2A/1A), 2004 (Baltimore County 3A/2A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at North Harford (Pylesville), 9/7 Sparrows Point (Baltimore), 9/14 vs Kenwood (Baltimore), 9/21 at Randallstown, 9/29 at New Town (Owings Mills), 10/5 at Eastern Tech (Baltimore), 10/12 Overlea (Baltimore), 10/19 at Western Tech & Environmental Science (Baltimore), 10/26 Owings Mills, 11/2 Chesapeake (Baltimore)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chesapeake (Baltimore) (-12.2), New Town (Owings Mills) (-15.6), Overlea (Baltimore) (-18.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Owings Mills (-54.3), Western Tech & Environmental Science (Baltimore) (-38.2), Sparrows Point (Baltimore) (-33.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (0.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10728
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%