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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Yameen
League: Merrimack Valley - Small
Playoff Division: E-2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Baez 5'5" 150 Senior QB
James Urbaez 6'0" 240 Senior OL
Janer Reyes 6'2" 260 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 9
2010 National Rank: #5707
2010 State Rank: #88
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2011 National Rank: #5456
2011 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #7167
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 14-41 [18-37 on the field] (4-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 17.5
2010 Points Against Average: 26.2
2010 Differential: -8.7
2010 Wins: #2262 Lynn English (Lynn) (13-9), #3871 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (22-14), #9992 Haverhill (35-6)
2010 Losses: #1385 Methuen (42-6), #1849 Andover (21-20), #2165 Dracut (34-6), #2366 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (27-6), #2593 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (35-21), #3035 Salem (NH) (44-38), #3711 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (35-6), #4349 Lowell (21-19)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-56
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Reading Memorial (Reading) (32-13)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 vs Reading Memorial (Reading), 9/16 vs Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 9/23 vs Lowell, 9/30 vs Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/6 vs Andover, 10/14 vs Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 10/21 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/28 at Haverhill, 11/4 vs Dracut, 11/11 at Methuen, 11/24 at Salem (NH)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reading Memorial (Reading) (32.1), Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (27.1), Dracut (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Haverhill (0.5), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (8.2), Lowell (20.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1413
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/9 vs Reading Memorial (Reading) [projection: 35-13 loss]