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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bruce Rich
League: Merrimack Valley - Large
Playoff Division: E-1
Playoff Division Rank: #8

TOP PLAYERS
Tim Joy 6'2" 215 Senior LB [Boston College]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2010 National Rank: #2593
2010 State Rank: #30
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 23.1
2011 National Rank: #2297
2011 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1768
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 38-19 (21-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 24.2
2010 Points Against Average: 17
2010 Differential: +7.2
2010 Wins: #1849 Andover (35-7), #2969 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (13-0), #3871 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (21-14), #4349 Lowell (42-14), #5026 Waltham (21-0), #5707 Lawrence (35-21), #9992 Haverhill (29-7)
2010 Losses: #1385 Methuen (31-21), #2165 Dracut (42-21), #2366 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (23-21), #3711 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (28-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-59
Recent State Championships: 2007 (E-IA)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Merrimack Valley), 2004 (Merrimack Valley), 2003 (Merrimack Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/25/10 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (21-14), 9/9/11 Westford Academy (Westford) (54-34), 9/16/11 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (26-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Westford Academy (Westford), 9/16 at Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 9/23 Boston College (Boston), 9/30 vs Lawrence, 10/6 Methuen, 10/14 Andover, 10/21 at Dracut, 10/28 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 11/4 vs Lowell, 11/11 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 11/24 vs Billerica Memorial (Billerica)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Boston College (Boston) (33.5), Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (27.1), Dracut (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (8.2), Lawrence (9.5), Westford Academy (Westford) (19.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1336
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 Westford Academy (Westford) [projection: 27-20 win]



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