Sherwood (Sandy Spring, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Tom Crowell
League: Montgomery County 4A - North (moving from Montgomery County 4A - East)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Pfeiffer 5'10" 205 Senior LB/FB
Jack Braun 6'2" 230 Senior DE/TE
Eddie Dumas 5'8" 160 Senior CB/WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Christian Webb 6'1" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 16 Starters Returning, Experience, Second-Year Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Players Still Getting Used To Coaches/Schemes, Roster Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 11.8
2018 National Rank: #3895
2018 State Rank: #66
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: 5.3
2019 National Rank: #2415
2019 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1411
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25
Dynasty Record: 145-42 (76-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 23.9
2018 Points Against Average: 16.6
2018 Differential: +7.3
2018 Wins: #3606 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (29-26), #5522 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (7-0), #7835 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (31-12), #7900 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (30-0), #11409 Wheaton (Silver Spring) (36-6), #11428 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (42-0), #11741 Northwood (Silver Spring) (47-6)
2018 Losses: #1015 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (35-7), #1015 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (42-0), #1116 Damascus (35-14), #2466 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (21-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 62-55
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2015 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2012 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2010 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2009 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2008 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2007 (Montgomery County 4A - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 9/6 at Wheaton (Silver Spring), 9/13 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring), 9/20 Northwood (Silver Spring), 9/27 at Howard (Ellicott City), 10/4 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring), 10/11 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 10/18 at Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 10/25 at Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 11/1 Springbrook (Silver Spring)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (9), Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (5.9), Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-45.6), Springbrook (Silver Spring) (-40.7), Northwood (Silver Spring) (-34.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (7.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8184
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%