Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Rich Holzer
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marlowe Wax 6'2" 225 Junior RB 4.55
Patrick FitzMaurice 6'4" 270 Junior OL 5.0
Maurice Nelson 6'2" 195 Senior WR 4.58

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Speed/Height, Best RB In State
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace ILBs, Must Find Leadership

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 45.8
2017 National Rank: #401
2017 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2018 National Rank: #254
2018 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1334
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 69-82 (27-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.9
2017 Points Against Average: 22.2
2017 Differential: +3.7
2017 Wins: #157 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (26-14), #405 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (22-7), #462 Gilman (Baltimore) (28-25), #2944 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (35-7), St. Joseph's (Ottawa, Ontario) (51-23), #7316 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, NY) (40-8)
2017 Losses: #4 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore) (37-22), #265 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (37-7), #605 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (34-0), #744 St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) (30-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-40
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/17 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (22-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown), 8/31 Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ), 9/9 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 9/15 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar), 9/22 Gilman (Baltimore), 9/29 Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 10/6 at Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 10/12 at McDonogh (Owings Mills), 10/26 at High Point Christian Academy (High Point, NC), 11/2 at Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (49.1), Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (40.4), McDonogh (Owings Mills) (37.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (-30.4), High Point Christian Academy (High Point, NC) (-7.2), Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (-0.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #315
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%