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GENERAL
Nickname: Jaguars
Coach: Mike Neubeiser
League: Montgomery County 4A - South
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Deandre Jules 6'3" 250 Senior TE/DE
A.J. Woods 5'10" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.4
Isaiah Bishop 6'1" 210 Senior RB/OLB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Running Game, Very Accurate QB, Fast/Physical Defense
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 30.9
2017 National Rank: #1447
2017 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.5
2018 National Rank: #1429
2018 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 28.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1782
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 117-58 (59-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.1
2017 Points Against Average: 21.3
2017 Differential: +15.8
2017 Wins: #3034 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (10-7), #3034 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (49-24), #3675 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (53-36), #4002 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (31-6), #6130 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (48-21), #6861 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (42-14), #9475 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (52-0), #9529 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (47-13), #9883 Gaithersburg (43-7)
2017 Losses: #157 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (58-21), #571 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (31-20), #571 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (38-29)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-60
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013, 2004 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (Montgomery County 4A - North), 2015 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/7 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 9/14 Seneca Valley (Germantown), 9/21 Gaithersburg, 9/28 at Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 10/5 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 10/12 at Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 10/19 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/26 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 11/2 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (49.1), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (29.2), Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-29.7), Gaithersburg (-29.4), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (-27.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (21.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3290
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%