Wheaton (Silver Spring, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Scarlet/Gold
Coach: Matt Schwartzback
League: Montgomery County 4A - North
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2022 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kenneth Campbell 5'10" 185 Senior ATH/QB 4.8
Elvis Boadu 6'3" 210 Senior TE/DE 5.0
Anthony Peyton 5'8" 165 Sophomore WR/DB 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Work-Ethic, Coaching Staff Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth, New QB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -40
2022 National Rank: #12462
2022 State Rank: #193
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -75.7
2023 National Rank: #13289
2023 State Rank: #204
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11456
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 50
Dynasty Record: 7-33 (7-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 1-9
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2022 Points For Average: 6.6
2022 Points Against Average: 43.4
2022 Differential: -36.8
2022 Wins: #13094 Northwood (Silver Spring) (20-0)
2022 Losses: #2245 Frederick (72-0), #4974 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (36-0), #5287 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (42-0), #5382 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (41-8), #5743 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (52-0), #5743 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (54-14), #7497 Blake [James Hubert] (Silver Spring) (48-6), #10236 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (42-6), #11437 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (47-12)
2022 Opponents W-L: 67-44
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring), 9/9 Clarksburg, 9/14 at Northwood (Silver Spring), 9/21 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/29 Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 10/5 Bethesda-Chevy Chase (Bethesda), 10/13 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/20 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 10/27 Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (-18.7), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-25), Blair [Montgomery] (Silver Spring) (-26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Silver Spring) (-73.7), Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (-54.6), Kennedy [John F.] (Silver Spring) (-51.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-7.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -31.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10643
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 7th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%