| Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Black/White Coach: Dave Fyock League: Montgomery County 4A - South Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Gurney 6'2" 170 Senior WR/S 4.5 Peter Roegge 5'10" 170 Junior RB/S 4.6 Zach Merenstein 5'10" 190 Senior FB/MLB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill, Athleticism, Improved Defensive Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Youth, Learning New Defensive Scheme, QB Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2017 National Rank: #6861 2017 State Rank: #118 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.9 2018 National Rank: #7379 2018 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14 Dynasty National Rank: #5121 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.9 Dynasty Record: 83-71 (51-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 14.4 2017 Points Against Average: 28 2017 Differential: -13.6 2017 Wins: #9475 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (28-0), #9529 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (27-7) 2017 Losses: #502 Landon (Bethesda) (34-0), #1447 Northwest (Germantown) (42-14), #1590 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (47-6), #1918 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (49-20), #3034 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (28-14), #3675 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (42-21), #5239 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (7-0), #6130 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (24-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 66-41 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (Montgomery County 4A - West), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A West) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Landon (Bethesda), 9/7 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 9/14 at Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 9/21 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 9/28 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/5 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 10/13 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/19 at Northwest (Germantown), 10/27 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 11/2 at Sherwood (Sandy Spring) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Landon (Bethesda) (30.5), Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (19.5), Northwest (Germantown) (15.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-29.7), Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda) (-27.3), Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (-8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2241 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |