Walkersville (MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Joe Polce League: Central Maryland Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2017 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Myles Roberts 5'11" 190 Senior 4.85 Elias Baroudi 6'3" 185 Senior 4.72 Alonso Hoes 6'1" 195 Senior 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Group Of Young Players Moving Up To Varsity Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 48.9 2017 National Rank: #290 2017 State Rank: #7 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -14.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 18.8 2018 National Rank: #1146 2018 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19 Dynasty National Rank: #3731 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2 Dynasty Record: 99-68 (43-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 45.4 2017 Points Against Average: 6.6 2017 Differential: +38.8 2017 Wins: #568 Linganore (Frederick) (40-10), #730 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (19-13), #730 Oakdale (Ijamsville) (31-16), #1690 Middletown (35-0), #1990 Liberty (Sykesville) (56-0), #2984 Tuscarora (Frederick) (27-14), #3675 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (76-7), #7549 North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (69-0), #10159 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (61-6), #10883 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (69-6), #13138 New Era Academy (Baltimore) (59-0) 2017 Losses: #216 Damascus (7-3) 2017 Opponents W-L: 79-54 Recent State Championships: 2016 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (Monocacy Valley - Piedmont), 2011 (tied for 1st; Monocacy Valley - Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 New Era Academy (Baltimore), 9/7 at Liberty (Sykesville), 9/14 Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick), 9/21 at North Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 9/28 Linganore (Frederick), 10/12 Tuscarora (Frederick), 10/19 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/26 at Oakdale (Ijamsville), 11/2 Middletown Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Oakdale (Ijamsville) (28.5), Linganore (Frederick) (25.2), Middletown (11.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: New Era Academy (Baltimore) (-50.7), Johnson [Governor Thomas] (Frederick) (-41.1), North Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (-17.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (24.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3363 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%