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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Josh Klotz
League: Montgomery County 4A - West (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #19

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -5.7
2024 National Rank: #6265
2024 State Rank: #92
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -24.4
2025 National Rank*: #7398
2025 State Rank*: #107
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 6.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3986
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 32-12 (14-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #742
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 58.6
Dynasty Record: 224-38 (114-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-4
2024 League Record/Finish:  
2024 Points For Average: 18.7
2024 Points Against Average: 17.7
2024 Differential: +1
2024 Wins: #7216 Rockville (28-27), #8183 Clarksburg (28-14), #8601 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (24-6), #10160 Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (14-0), #10481 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (31-0), #11610 Poolesville (48-0)
2024 Losses: #1867 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (41-7), #2099 Westlake (Waldorf) (34-0), #2239 Northwest (Germantown) (28-0), #5478 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (27-7)
2024 Opponents W-L: 58-51
Recent State Championships: 2022 (3A), 2019 (3A), 2017, 2016 (3A), 2015 (3A), 2007 (3A), 2005 (4A), 2003 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Montgomery County 3A), 2021 (Montgomery County 3A), 2018 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2017 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2016 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2015 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2014 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2013 (Montgomery County 2A/3A), 2012 (Montgomery County 3A), 2010 (Montgomery County 3A), 2007 (Montgomery County 3A), 2006 (Montgomery County 4A - East), 2005 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2004 (Montgomery County 4A East), 2003 (Montgomery County 4A East)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 9/5 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 9/12 at Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 9/19 Clarksburg, 10/10 Westminster, 10/16 at Einstein [Albert] (Kensington), 10/23 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 10/30 at Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (4.2), Westminster (-8.8), Clarksburg (-27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Einstein [Albert] (Kensington) (-42.4), Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (-36.5), Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-31.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (-7.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -24.3
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -22.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #31
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1334
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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