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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Coach: Steve Crounse
League: Southern Maryland - Chesapeake
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rex Fleming 6'0" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Alex Shilling 6'0" 190 Senior LB/FB 4.7
Gabe Fisher 6'3" 305 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big/Strong/Physical Lines, Defensive Speed, Improved Offensively
Team Weaknesses: WR Depth/Dynamic Ability

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 17.8
2018 National Rank: #2849
2018 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2019 National Rank: #1512
2019 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5379
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 83-81 [87-77 on the field] (65-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2018 Points For Average: 19.3
2018 Points Against Average: 12.3
2018 Differential: +7
2018 Wins: #3270 Calvert (Prince Frederick) (7-6), #3329 St. Charles (Waldorf) (15-14), #5757 Patuxent (Lusby) (21-0), #6419 Great Mills (22-21), #8119 Chopticon (Morganza) (38-0), #9311 La Plata (8-6), #9407 McDonough [Maurice J.] (Pomfret) (47-0), #11197 Leonardtown (43-20)
2018 Losses: #447 North Point (Waldorf) (34-24), #1555 Huntingtown (14-0), #1555 Huntingtown (20-7), #3329 St. Charles (Waldorf) (12-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 67-65
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Sussex Tech (Georgetown, DE), 9/13 Calvert (Prince Frederick), 9/19 at Leonardtown, 9/27 at St. Charles (Waldorf), 10/4 Chopticon (Morganza), 10/11 at Patuxent (Lusby), 10/18 Great Mills, 10/25 at Huntingtown, 11/1 North Point (Waldorf)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Point (Waldorf) (35.7), Huntingtown (3.3), Calvert (Prince Frederick) (0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Leonardtown (-45.9), Chopticon (Morganza) (-22.2), Great Mills (-17.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 (9.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4018
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%