Northern (Owings, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Coach: Steve Crounse League: Southern Maryland - Chesapeake Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cameron Cole 5'10" 200 Senior LB/OL 4.9 Rex Fleming 6'0.5" 170 Junior FS/WR 4.6 Rhoan Dennis 5'7" 170 Senior RB/SS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Majority Of Defense Returns, Most OL Are Back, Speed Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Offensive Production, Must Replace Backfield RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 22.5 2017 National Rank: #2453 2017 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 1.4 2018 National Rank: #3301 2018 State Rank: #60 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5620 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.9 Dynasty Record: 75-77 [79-73 on the field] (62-72 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 34 2017 Points Against Average: 19 2017 Differential: +15 2017 Wins: #2806 Chopticon (Morganza) (36-33), #2933 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (34-27), #5067 La Plata (31-22), #5989 St. Charles (Waldorf) (33-6), #7277 Calvert (Prince Frederick) (49-7), #7364 Huntingtown (21-7), #7932 Great Mills (35-24), #8028 Patuxent (Lusby) (36-7), #9478 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (42-7), #10803 Leonardtown (42-6) 2017 Losses: #994 North Point (Waldorf) (45-21), #2017 Oxon Hill (37-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-73 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Calvert (Prince Frederick), 9/7 Patuxent (Lusby), 9/14 vs La Plata, 9/21 Great Mills, 9/28 St. Charles (Waldorf), 10/5 at North Point (Waldorf), 10/12 at Leonardtown, 10/19 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret), 10/26 Huntingtown, 11/2 at Chopticon (Morganza) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Point (Waldorf) (8.3), Chopticon (Morganza) (-2.9), Calvert (Prince Frederick) (-12.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Leonardtown (-24.2), McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (-21.5), Great Mills (-21.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (12.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6451 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%