Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gaels
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Rich Holzer
League: MIAA A
Playoff Division: MIAA A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marlowe Wax 6'2" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.62
Donte Thornton 6'5" 190 Junior WR 4.47
Billy Atkins 6'1" 185 Junior QB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Passing Game, Defensive Front 7
Team Weaknesses: LT Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 46.8
2018 National Rank: #300
2018 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 44.3
2019 National Rank: #135
2019 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 32.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1147
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 79-84 (30-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 37.3
2018 Points Against Average: 17.2
2018 Differential: +20.1
2018 Wins: #220 Calvert Hall (Baltimore) (21-7), #970 McDonogh (Owings Mills) (34-30), #1091 St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown) (42-7), #1636 Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (35-16), #1885 National Christian Academy (Fort Washington) (42-14), #2374 Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (49-6), #3219 Gilman (Baltimore) (49-6), #4696 High Point Christian Academy (High Point, NC) (48-13), #9017 Capital Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro) (49-15), #10050 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar) (48-6)
2018 Losses: #90 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (58-6), #262 Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (28-25)
2018 Opponents W-L: 73-60
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/10/18 National Christian Academy (Fort Washington) (42-14), 11/17/18 Capital Christian Academy (Upper Marlboro) (49-15)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown), 8/30 at Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ), 9/7 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney), 9/21 Kiski (Saltsburg, PA), 9/28 National Christian Academy (Fort Washington), 10/5 at Gilman (Baltimore), 10/11 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 10/19 McDonogh (Owings Mills), 10/26 Franklin (Reisterstown), 11/2 Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney) (58.3), Archbishop Spalding (Severn) (49.9), Franklin (Reisterstown) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Kiski (Saltsburg, PA) (-20.7), Gilman (Baltimore) (-7.2), Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (17.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31 (21.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #101
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%