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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Charles Alston
League: Prince George's County 2A/1A
Playoff Division: 2A/1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -37.4
2024 National Rank: #11637
2024 State Rank: #186
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -46.8
2025 National Rank*: #11054
2025 State Rank*: #170
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -50.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #13413
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 3-34 (3-24 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12952
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 36-172 [35-173 on the field] (23-138 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-7
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2024 Points For Average: 11.9
2024 Points Against Average: 37.8
2024 Differential: -25.9
2024 Wins: #11389 Surrattsville (Clinton) (21-20), #12593 Fairmont Heights (Capitol Heights) (23-12)
2024 Losses: #4707 Randallstown (45-0), #5038 Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (42-6), #5202 Bell (Washington, DC) (51-12), #7072 Potomac (Oxon Hill) (50-9), #7484 SEED (Baltimore) (35-0), #8499 Largo (Upper Marlboro) (48-8), #11334 Crossland (Temple Hills) (37-28)
2024 Opponents W-L: 54-43
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 9/5 at Northwestern (Hyattsville), 9/12 Lewis [Reginald F.] (Baltimore), 9/19 at Friendly (Fort Washington), 9/26 Surrattsville (Clinton), 10/4 Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro), 10/11 Gwynn Park (Brandywine), 10/17 at Largo (Upper Marlboro), 10/25 Crossland (Temple Hills), 11/1 Fairmont Heights (Capitol Heights)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Douglass [Frederick] (Upper Marlboro) (1.6), Gwynn Park (Brandywine) (-11.5), Largo (Upper Marlboro) (-28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Lewis [Reginald F.] (Baltimore) (-56.8), Northwestern (Hyattsville) (-56.2), Fairmont Heights (Capitol Heights) (-56.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.1 (-14.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -39.3
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #53
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1937
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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