Potomac School (McLean, VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Blake Henry League: Mid-Atlantic [MAC] and VISAA Freelance Playoff Division: VISAA 3 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Preston Bacon 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB Brian Check 6'2" 185 Junior WR/DB Tristan Nelson Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Vertical Passing Game, Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Special Teams, Must Replace K/P/KR/PR RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.4 2017 National Rank: #4596 2017 State Rank: #101 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.6 2018 National Rank: #3828 2018 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -5.1 Dynasty National Rank: #10699 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5 Dynasty Record: 73-69 (26-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.2 2017 Points Against Average: 23 2017 Differential: +3.2 2017 Wins: #5360 St. James (Hagerstown, MD) (27-23), #7488 Maret (Washington, DC) (14-7), #8465 Paul VI (Fairfax) (41-13), #8475 St. Albans (Washington, DC) (24-21), #10256 Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, PA) (28-21), #10977 Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) (41-12) 2017 Losses: #949 Flint Hill (Oakton) (54-21), #1690 Middletown (MD) (28-14), #10184 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (28-26) 2017 Opponents W-L: 41-46 Recent League Championships: 2011 (VISFA Freelance), 2010 (VISFA Freelance) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/17 Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) (41-12) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 9/8 at St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries), 9/12 at Paul VI (Fairfax), 9/22 St. Albans (Washington, DC), 10/6 at St. James (Hagerstown, MD), 10/12 at Maret (Washington, DC), 10/20 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 10/27 Flint Hill (Oakton), 11/3 at Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Flint Hill (Oakton) (32), Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (-10.2), St. James (Hagerstown, MD) (-10.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (-39.1), Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) (-31.3), St. Albans (Washington, DC) (-29) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7002 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%