| Fallston (MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Gold/Orange Coach: Derrick Krumholtz League: Upper Chesapeake Bay - Chesapeake (moving from Upper Chesapeake Bay - Susquehanna) Playoff Division: 2A/1A Playoff Division Rank*: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2024 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zach Loewe 6'1" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.6 Michael Griffin 6'0" 165 Junior QB 4.6 Cole Shea 5'10" 250 Senior T/DE 4.77 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, All-Region Players At WR/QB Returning, Talented JV Team Moving Up Team Weaknesses: LB Inexperience, Lost All-State DL RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -2.6 2024 National Rank: #5693 2024 State Rank: #82 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -11.8 2025 National Rank*: #5119 2025 State Rank*: #73 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -10.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7780 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.3 5-Year Dynasty Record: 26-18 (18-7 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7920 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 12.2 Dynasty Record: 116-105 [115-106 on the field] (62-74 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 7-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 1st) 2024 Points For Average: 29 2024 Points Against Average: 17.4 2024 Differential: +11.6 2024 Wins: #5864 Patterson Mill (Bel Air) (34-15), #7854 Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake City) (48-21), #9126 Aberdeen (29-6), #10588 North Harford (Pylesville) (38-0), #10610 Sparrows Point (Baltimore) (38-0), #10921 Rising Sun (North East) (35-8), #12230 North East (56-22) 2024 Losses: #1797 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore) (36-0), #3703 Perryville (28-13), #4729 Bel Air (27-20), #6365 Havre de Grace (28-8) 2024 Opponents W-L: 63-61 Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st; Upper Chesapeake Bay - Susquehanna), 2021 (Upper Chesapeake Bay - Susquehanna), 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/29 Towson, 9/5 Wright [C. Milton] (Bel Air), 9/12 North Harford (Pylesville), 9/19 Patterson Mill (Bel Air), 9/26 Aberdeen, 10/3 Harford Tech (Bel Air), 10/10 Bel Air, 10/16 Joppatowne (Joppa), 10/24 Edgewood, 10/31 Bohemia Manor (Chesapeake City) Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Edgewood (-13.1), Harford Tech (Bel Air) (-13.8), Bel Air (-15.8) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Towson (-74.3), North Harford (Pylesville) (-58.6), Aberdeen (-34.8) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 (-11.7 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -30.6 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -20.2 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #44 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1619 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2 2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 7% *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |