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GENERAL
Nickname: Cadets
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Joe Casemento
League: Washington Catholic - Capital (moving from Washington Catholic)
State (Plays In): Maryland
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mekhail Sherman 6'3" 235 Junior OLB/DE 4.65
Keilan Robinson 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.34
Rakim Jarrett 6'0" 190 Junior WR 4.44

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Mordecai Mcdaniel 6-3 185 Junior WR
Demond Arter 6-4 305 Junior OG
Greg Hudgins 6-4 225 Junior WDE
Luke Hill 5-11 180 Junior CB
Tre Williams 6-2.5 305 Junior DT
Sol-Jay Maiava 6-0.5 185 Junior QB
Tre'Mon Morris-Brash 6'3" 220 Senior WDE
Quinten Johnson 5'11" 190 Senior S
Brayden Bapst 6'8" 245 Senior TE
Aman Greenwood 6'0" 180 Senior CB
Drew Berggren 6'3" 265 Senior OG
Rian Haigler 6'3" 285 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Doyle 6'4" 210 Senior QB
DJ Brown 6'1" 185 Senior CB
Cam Goode 6'0" 315 Senior DT
Caleb Okechukwu 6'4" 240 Senior SDE
Josh Jefferson 6'2" 295 Senior OC

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 8 Offensive Starters Return, RB/OL Experience, Have 3 D1 RBs
Team Weaknesses: Only Have 2 Returning DL Starters, Lost K/P To Graduation, Limited LB/DL Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 65
2017 National Rank: #42
2017 State Rank: #1 (in DC)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +23.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 86.7
2018 National Rank: #6
2018 State Rank: #1 (in DC)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40.9
Dynasty National Rank: #459
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 45.8
Dynasty Record: 99-62 (62-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 35
2017 Points Against Average: 16.6
2017 Differential: +18.4
2017 Wins: #103 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) (42-25), #157 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (31-9), #215 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (38-22), #215 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (17-14), #261 Gonzaga (Washington) (30-7), #261 Gonzaga (Washington) (32-14), #325 Jones (Orlando, FL) (49-30), #3706 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (49-0), #5036 Archbishop Carroll (Washington) (49-6)
2017 Losses: #3 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (21-17), #15 De La Salle (Concord, CA) (35-31)
2017 Opponents W-L: 78-49
Recent State Championships: 2017 (WCAC)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Washington Catholic), 2007 (tied for 1st; Washington Catholic)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/6/17 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (31-9), 10/14/17 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (49-0), 10/21/17 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (38-22), 10/28/17 Archbishop Carroll (Washington) (49-6), 11/4/17 Gonzaga (Washington) (32-14), 11/11/17 DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) (17-14), 11/18/17 Gonzaga (Washington) (30-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Johns Creek (GA), 9/1 at Hoover (AL), 9/8 Central (Miami, FL), 9/22 Marietta (GA), 9/29 at Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO), 10/6 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), 10/12 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD), 10/26 at DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD), 11/3 at Gonzaga (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marietta (GA) (71.4), Hoover (AL) (61.5), Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) (60.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Johns Creek (GA) (3.2), Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (8.3), Gonzaga (Washington) (47.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 49.2 (53.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86%