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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kenneth Brown
League: DCIAA - Stars
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #7

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2023 National Rank: #6433
2023 State Rank: #10
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -12.9
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -32.8
2024 National Rank*: #8610
2024 State Rank*: #15
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -15.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9313
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 14-27 (6-18 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6316
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 39.2
Dynasty Record: 119-101 [121-99 on the field] (64-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 25.2
2023 Points Against Average: 17.8
2023 Differential: +7.4
2023 Wins: #5438 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (13-6), #8337 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (42-6), #10924 Jackson-Reed (Washington) (14-7), #10924 Jackson-Reed (Washington) (43-3), #11949 McKinley Tech (Washington) (35-0), #12879 Surrattsville (Clinton, MD) (33-0)
2023 Losses: #2495 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (28-7), #2495 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (62-34), #4135 Urbana (Ijamsville, MD) (37-34), #5438 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington) (28-14), #7303 Eastern (Washington) (14-12), #7315 Anacostia (Washington) (22-21)
2023 Opponents W-L: 50-77
Recent State Championships: 2017 (DCSAA AA), 2006 (DC)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (DCIAA - Eastern), 2006 (DCIAA - Eastern), 2003 (DCIAA Eastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Martinsburg (WV), 9/6 Urbana (Ijamsville, MD), 9/13 Maret (Washington), 9/20 Anacostia (Washington), 9/27 Woodson [Howard D.] (Washington), 10/4 Coolidge [Calvin] (Washington), 10/11 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington), 10/19 Eastern (Washington), 10/31 at Jackson-Reed (Washington), 11/8 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Martinsburg (WV) (37.1), Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Washington) (3.4), Maret (Washington) (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Jackson-Reed (Washington) (-50.7), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Washington) (-29.7), Anacostia (Washington) (-29.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13 (-7.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -13.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -0.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4232
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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