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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Andy Stefanelli
League: Washington Catholic - Capital (moving from Washington Catholic)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cam Hart 6'3" 205 ATH 4.5
Mason Lunsford 6'6" 310 T 5.1
Jay Green 6'2" 230 DE 4.9

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Mitchell Melton 6-4 225 Junior WR
Julio Ayamel 6'1" 215 Senior ILB
Latrele Palmer 5'11" 210 Senior RB
Lucas Portes 6'4" 300 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Baylor 6'4" 220 Senior WDE
Tremayn Stott 5'10" 170 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Depth, LB
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 55.2
2017 National Rank: #157
2017 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 49.1
2018 National Rank: #114
2018 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 53.1
Dynasty National Rank: #89
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 139-36 (82-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 26.5
2017 Points Against Average: 15.9
2017 Differential: +10.6
2017 Wins: #215 DeMatha (Hyattsville) (20-14), #261 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (27-7), #272 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (3-0), #405 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (37-21), #462 Gilman (Baltimore) (23-10), #1447 Northwest (Germantown) (58-21), #3706 Bishop McNamara (Forestville) (41-14), #5036 Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) (42-7)
2017 Losses: #42 St. John's (Washington, DC) (31-9), #261 Gonzaga (Washington, DC) (24-17), #401 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) (26-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-55
Recent State Championships: 2012 (WCAC), 2011 (WCAC), 2010 (WCAC), 2009 (WCAC)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Washington Catholic), 2012 (Washington Catholic), 2011 (Washington Catholic), 2010 (tied for 1st; Washington Catholic), 2008 (Washington Catholic), 2007 (tied for 1st; Washington Catholic), 2004 (Washington Catholic)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Marietta (GA), 9/9 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore), 9/14 at St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA), 9/21 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA), 9/28 Northwest (Germantown), 10/6 at Gonzaga (Washington, DC), 10/12 at St. John's (Washington, DC), 10/19 DeMatha (Hyattsville), 10/26 Bishop McNamara (Forestville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's (Washington, DC) (86.7), Marietta (GA) (71.4), DeMatha (Hyattsville) (59.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McNamara (Forestville) (8.3), Northwest (Germantown) (15.5), Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (30.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.5 (46.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%