Ballou (Washington, DC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Minoso Rodgers League: DCIAA - Stars Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Aaron Penny 6'3.5" 205 Senior QB 4.8 Andre Porter 6'4" 275 Junior DT 4.8 Taion White 6'0" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Lavonte Gater 5'11" 160 Senior WR Jamal Speaks 6'0" 185 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athletic, WR Depth, DL Size/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding, More Than 10 Juniors Will Start RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 13.6 2018 National Rank: #3566 2018 State Rank: #6 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2019 Starting Power Rating: -1.1 2019 National Rank: #3386 2019 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5565 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13 Dynasty Record: 105-74 [107-72 on the field] (58-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-5 2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 21.4 2018 Points Against Average: 16.7 2018 Differential: +4.7 2018 Wins: #3396 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (21-13), #5874 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (25-12), #7060 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (29-26), #7060 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (24-0), #7685 Eastern (Washington) (34-18), #13274 Anacostia (Washington) (48-0) 2018 Losses: #790 Avalon (Wheaton, MD) (28-6), #1140 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, MD) (20-6), #2160 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (21-18), #2160 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (18-12), #3396 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (28-12) 2018 Opponents W-L: 64-56 Recent State Championships: 2017 (DCSAA AA), 2006 (DC) Recent League Championships: 2009 (DCIAA - Eastern), 2006 (DCIAA - Eastern), 2003 (DCIAA Eastern) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Bell (Washington), 9/6 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington), 9/13 Anacostia (Washington), 9/21 at Archbishop Carroll (Washington), 10/4 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington), 10/10 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington), 10/19 at Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington), 10/25 at Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington), 11/1 Eastern (Washington), 11/8 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington) (31.4), Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (8.2), Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington) (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Anacostia (Washington) (-57.5), Eastern (Washington) (-30.2), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (-27.7) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (10.4 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.1 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5356 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |