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GENERAL
Nickname: Sentinels
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Zack Alkire
League: Western Maryland
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 39.3
2023 National Rank: #579
2023 State Rank: #8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -7.2
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 17.4
2024 National Rank*: #1204
2024 State Rank*: #15
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 30.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #912
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13
5-Year Dynasty Record: 51-3 (11-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 32.5
Dynasty National Rank: #916
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 230-30 (26-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 14-0
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 39.2
2023 Points Against Average: 13.6
2023 Differential: +25.6
2023 Wins: #735 Wadsworth (OH) (36-35), #1832 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (37-14), #1832 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (45-21), #2136 Briar Woods (Ashburn, VA) (28-0), #2788 Allegany (Cumberland) (47-21), #3469 Hollidaysburg (PA) (38-21), #3638 New Oxford (PA) (49-21), #5002 Coolidge [Calvin] (Washington, DC) (23-0), #6063 Northern (Accident) (48-6), #6063 Northern (Accident) (35-0), #6282 Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge) (38-20), #6285 Catoctin (Thurmont) (28-12), #6930 Havre de Grace (57-6), #12947 Southern (Oakland) (forfeit win)
2023 Losses: none
2023 Opponents W-L: 99-64
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2021, 2007 (Cumberland Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 22 officially, 21 on field
Streak List: 10/14/22 Smithsburg (52-0), 10/22/22 New Oxford (PA) (28-0), 10/29/22 Allegany (Cumberland) (21-7), 11/4/22 Southern (Oakland) (74-0), 11/12/22 Allegany (Cumberland) (48-0), 11/18/22 Perryville (49-7), 11/25/22 Joppatowne (Joppa) (43-6), 12/3/22 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (16-14), 8/24/23 Catoctin (Thurmont) (28-12), 9/2/23 Northern (Accident) (35-0), 9/8/23 Coolidge [Calvin] (Washington, DC) (23-0), 9/15/23 Southern (Oakland) (2-0), 9/22/23 Hollidaysburg (PA) (38-21), 9/29/23 Briar Woods (Ashburn, VA) (28-0), 10/6/23 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (37-14), 10/14/23 Wadsworth (OH) (36-35), 10/20/23 New Oxford (PA) (49-21), 10/28/23 Allegany (Cumberland) (47-21), 11/10/23 Northern (Accident) (48-6), 11/17/23 Havre de Grace (57-6), 11/24/23 Cambridge-South Dorchester (Cambridge) (38-20), 12/2/23 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (45-21)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/6 at Northern (Accident), 9/13 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore), 9/19 Southern (Oakland), 9/27 Hollidaysburg (PA), 10/4 Briar Woods (Ashburn, VA), 10/11 at Mountain Ridge (Frostburg), 10/18 Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro), 10/25 at Smithsburg, 11/2 Allegany (Cumberland)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore) (18.6), Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro) (11.6), Mountain Ridge (Frostburg) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Southern (Oakland) (-60.5), Smithsburg (-36.9), Northern (Accident) (-18.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -21.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #13
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2075
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 13%



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